The BookBrowse Review

Published April 9, 2025

ISSN: 1930-0018

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Editor's Introduction
Reviews
Beyond the Book
First Impressions
Latest Author Interviews
Recommended for Book Clubs
Book Discussions
News
Publishing Soon
Extras

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‘Meta has stolen books’: authors to protest in London against AI trained using ‘shadow library’
(Apr 03 2025)

Authors and other publishing industry professionals will stage a demonstration outside Meta’s London office today in protest of the organisation’s use of copyrighted books to train artificial intelligence.

Source: The Guardian



Rightwing groups across US push new bans to limit ‘obscene’ books in libraries
(Apr 01 2025)

Rightwing groups around the US are pushing legislation that would place new limits on what books are allowed in school libraries in a move that critics decry as censorship often focused on LGBTQ+ issues or race or imposing conservative social values.

Source: The Guardian



Once again, federal judge blocks a book banning law in Iowa
(Mar 27 2025)

On March 25, U.S. District Court judge Stephen Locher of the Southern District of Iowa reinstated an injunction against book restrictions in Iowa Senate File 496, a 2023 state law that has resulted in the removal of hundreds of books from Iowa public school libraries. Locher concluded “that Senate File 496 is likely facially unconstitutional under the First Amendment,” enjoining state defendants against enforcing the law’s provisions to remove library books and penalize educators.

Source: Publishers Weekly

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