Tori Otten discusses an alarming escalation in book banning. Earlier this month, police in Great Barrington, Massachusetts responded to a parent complaint about a teacher’s classroom library by sending a police officer to the classroom to look for a copy of Gender Queer. (TheNew Republic)
Gal Beckerman would like books to include a list of credits—acknowledging all the people who played a role in the publishing process—that goes beyond the practice of author acknowledgments. (The Atlantic)
Safi Bugel reports on what I think is the stupidest bookish story I’ve heard all year: Demetrious Polychron not only wrote and published an unauthorized Lord of the Rings novel but he then doubled down by suing the Tolkien estate for violating his copyright. (The Guardian)
