- Martha Harris reports on a new barrier introduced by recent anti-book legislation in Utah: students are no longer allowed to bring their own copies of 15 banned books to school. (KUER)
- Amazon is bullying publishers again. Philip Jones posts about Amazon UK no longer selling titles from Bloomsbury. (The Bookseller)
- Deborah Williams thinks about Edith Wharton and menopause. (LitHub)
- Samatha Riedel gets us up to speed on Mahmoud v. Taylor, a case under consideration by the US Supreme Court about the rights of parents to opt their children out of reading books with LGBTQ+ themes. (them)
- Margaret Adelle points out why it’s hard for readers to get away from Amazon. (A Happy Hipster)
- Dan Sheehan shares Mosab Abu Toha’s statement about the recent destruction of the Edward Said Library in Gaza. (LitHub)
- Tara García Mathewson investigates pervasive and arbitrary censorship of information in US schools. (Gizmodo)
- Hannah H. Kim gets philosophical about the categories of fiction and nonfiction. (Aeon)
- Glen Weldon reflects on what comes next once a fan discovers something unignorable about an artist in one of the most thoughtful pieces I’ve seen about readers reacting to the revelations about Neil Gaiman. (NPR)
- Brittany Allen would like us all to read more books in translation—with links to resources! (LitHub)
- …and more censorship news, from the good people of Book Riot.
I know I post a lot about book banning and censorship. This is a topic that matters deeply to me. I believe that everyone—regardless of their age—should be able to read anything they like. Readers’ worlds become smaller because book banning in the US targets books that show diversity, present challenging topics, and offer multiple points of view. If this topic matters to you and you live in the United States, I encourage you to contact your local representatives and speak up at city council/library board meetings. Every voice matters, in so many ways. Thank you for reading!
