PW talks to author and iSchool professor Emily Knox about book banning has changed in just a few short years—and, perhaps most importantly, why it’s changed. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-06-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
In honor of Pride Month, the White House today announced a set of actions designed to protect LGBTQIA+ communities, including the appointment of a new coordinator within the Department of Education to facilitate a response to the rising number of book bans at the state level. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-06-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
Freedom to read advocates are applauding a federal consent decree that could help blunt the surge of book bans in schools. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
The U.S. Book Show kicked off with lively discussions of the recent wave of book bans across the country, how citizens can successfully fight against those who would restrict our freedom to read, and how libraries and publishers can be strategic partners in enabling access to digital content. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
Among the week's headlines: a surprise guest inspires the annual PEN America gala; a profile of a grassroots parents group defending the freedom to read in Florida; a brewing controversy over book bans in Colorado; and Minneapolis school administrators seek to ensure every school has a qualified... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
PEN America and publisher Penguin Random House filed a law suit today against a school district for book bans. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-05-17 16:28:56 UTC ]
PEN officials called the suit a "first-of-its-kind challenge to unlawful censorship," bringing together concerned parents, authors, and a major publisher. "Censorship, in the form of book bans like those enacted by Escambia County, are a direct threat to democracy and our Constitutional rights,"... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
Publishing is facing its severest set of challenges in a generation, experts noted at this year's AAP annual meeting: book bans, the lack of diversity, climate change, and “unrelenting” challenges to copyright. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
Shirts, pins, and stickers promoting banned books and fighting censorship are a great way to keep book bans in the public consciousness.- Rachel Brittain Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-05-03 10:33:00 UTC ]
With book bans and legislative challenges to the freedom to read surging to record levels, even the top 10 most banned books list is bigger. In 2022, multiple books received the same number of challenges, resulting in the expansion of the list to 13 titles. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
Some of the best moments of my life have been spent in libraries, first as a patron, later as a librarian, and I have witnessed firsthand how hard the past few decades have been on libraries. As America has continued to dismantle its social safety net, libraries have been forced to pivot from... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2023-04-21 11:05:00 UTC ]
Among the week's headlines: National Library Week 2023 is upon us; PEN America report says politics is 'supercharging' book bans; the Texas House passes its school library bill; and Dolly Parton will be awarded the ALA's highest honor. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
“The heavy-handed tactics of state legislators are mandating book bans, plain and simple,” said Suzanne Nossel, CEO of PEN America, in a release announcing the new report. “The numbers don’t lie, and they reveal a relentless crusade to constrict children’s freedom to read.” Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
About 150 publishing professionals were in attendance at the Mountains and Plains Independent Booksellers Association SpringCon last week. In addition to networking and professional development opportunities, the attendees discussed a new bill in the Texas legislature, which would place more... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
What states spend the most money on their public libraries and what states see the most use per person? Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-04-06 11:21:40 UTC ]
The eighth annual Walter Awards Ceremony and Symposium took place as a hybrid event at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Washington, D.C., and online on March 17. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
“As a leading publisher of progressive education books, our response to Ron DeSantis and the College Board will be to bring attention to this chilling, racist, and cynical moment,” New Press publisher Ellen Adler told PW. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-17 05:00:00 UTC ]
The ALA's first in-person LibLearnX is in the books; book bans (and Florida) stay in the news; and the Urban Library Council releases a white paper addressing food insecurity in our communities. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-03 05:00:00 UTC ]
If you thought "teens can get those $15.99 YA paperbacks from the library," you've missed the fact that book bans mean they can't. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-01-26 11:38:00 UTC ]
As recent laws restrict school librarians from bringing in new books, they're seeing a drop off of students using the library at all. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-01-23 17:38:56 UTC ]