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The Banned Wagon Tour traveling across the South during Banned Books Week

Sep 29 2023: In partnership with the Freedom to Read Foundation, PEN America, and the Little Free Library, Penguin Random House is launching the Banned Wagon Tour, which during Banned Books Week will travel across the South, stopping in communities affected by censorship, ...

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Parent perceptions of banned books: survey

Sep 29 2023: A new survey sheds light on the perceptions of parents regarding public libraries and the current issues they face. The "Public Libraries and Book Bans - Parent Perception Survey" gathered insights from 853 parents and guardians with children under 18 during September ...

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Authors raise $100K for Levine Querido

Sep 27 2023: Earlier this month, a group calling itself Friends 4 Levine Querido raised almost $110,000 during a 10-day online auction held September 3–13, with the proceeds benefiting indie children’s publisher Levine Querido.

LQ reports that it has been hit hard by the ...

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FTC files antitrust suit against Amazon

Sep 27 2023: As was long rumored, the Federal Trade Commission, along with 17 states, has sued Amazon for antitrust violations, accusing the company of building and protecting a monopoly in various ways, including: forcing independent retailers on its online marketplace not to sell ...

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Florida school district orders librarians to purge all books with LGBTQ characters

Sep 27 2023: Librarians in public schools in Charlotte County, Florida, were instructed by the school district superintendent to remove all books with LGBTQ characters or themes from school and classroom libraries. The guidance by Charlotte County Superintendent Mark Vianello and ...

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Queen Camilla and Brigitte Macron launch Anglo-French book prize

Sep 26 2023: Queen Camilla and French President Emmanuel Macron’s wife, Brigitte, have launched a UK-France literary prize for young adult fiction.

This will allow “UK and French citizens to share joint literary experiences, reinforcing cultural ties while celebrating the joys of...

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California bans book bans and textbook censorship in schools

Sep 25 2023: Building on his Family Agenda to promote educational freedom and success, Governor Gavin Newsom today signed AB 1078 by Assemblymember Dr. Corey Jackson (D-Moreno Valley), which bans “book bans” in schools, prohibits censorship of instructional materials, and ...

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‘Reading is resistance’: students and parents take on DeSantis’s book bans

Sep 24 2023: This summer, Iris Mogul – a junior at a Miami high school – found out that she wouldn’t be able to take an AP African American history course that she had planned for the coming semester because it had been blocked by the state’s department of education. “As presented, ...

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