Carly Tagen-Dye recounts Annabelle Jenkins’s power move at her graduation, when she presented a copy of The Handmaid’s Tale to the superintendent of her school district. This book and others had been banned. I look forward to welcoming Jenkins into the ranks of librarians in a few years! (People)
Kristopher Jansma’s method for getting into and through James Joyce’s Ulysses involves a group reading aloud and booze. (LitHub)
Katy Waldman has thoughts about the growing pool of COVID fiction. (The New Yorker)
TJ L’Heureux reports on a $4,000 donation of right-wing children’s books to Scottsdale libraries. (Phoenix New Times)
Note: I don’t think these books (even though I find them very alarming, intolerant, and conspiracist) should be banned. I just hope there are enough books about tolerance, evidence-based history, and pluralism are also on the shelves to counter them.
Utah’s House Bill 29 paves the way for banners to strip books from school districts across the state. Rachel Ulatowski has the latest. (The Mary Sue)
