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Authors Against Book Bans has published an open letter calling on publishers to help fight against book bans. James Folta has the latest. (LitHub )
Meanwhile, Ella Creamer reports a “significant drop ” in the number of racial diversity in children’s books. (The Guardian )
Terria Smith showcases publishing houses created for and by Indigenous people . (Electronic Literature )
Danika Ellis explains the weasel words used book banners use to avoid saying they’re banning books. (Book Riot )
Ed Simon looks back to The Gutenberg Elegies LitHub )
Sarah Fimm writes in praise of Ursula Le Guin’s masterful novel, The Left Hand of Darkness The Mary Sue )
AJ Bermudez responds to Vicenzo Barney’s article in Vanity Fair about Cormac McCarthy’s “muse,” Augusta Britt, by examining what it means for a woman to be transformed into a muse . (Electronic Literature )
I am deeply charmed by Andrew Hui’s essay on the mania for acquiring knowledge, information overload, and Rabelais’s Pantagruel . (The Paris Review )
Kevin M. Kearney’s profile of an AI-supported get-rich-quick public domain publishing scheme infuriates me. (Slate )
Pair with another venture that seeks to make money publishing books without a care for quality: Matilda Battersby discusses Spines , which plans to publish 8,000 books next year. (The Bookseller )
Carl Smith spotlights the social workers who help patrons in need , due to homelessness, mental illness, or substance abuse, at the Salt Lake City Public Library. (Governing )
Meanwhile, Mary DeWalt reports on a nasty disinformation and harassment campaign against Idaho’s Nampa Public Library . (Idaho Capital Sun )
…and a second helping of censorship news , courtesy of the wonderful folks of Book Riot )
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