Posted on July 30, 2024 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
News from the book world isn't always rainbows and butterflies.
So here are the posts from the past few days that are more likely to make you cringe than cheer.
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Laws in Utah, Idaho, South Carolina, and Tennessee restricting who can access literature and what kinds have recently gone into effect (The New York Times)
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Kelly Jensen's weekly book censorship roundup highlighted how the current situation affects high school Advanced Placement courses (Book Riot).
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One police officer spent two years trying to bring felony charges against school librarians in Granbury, Texas (NBC).
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On a different note, while romance fiction is flourishing, the trade group Romance Writers of America has fallen on much harder times (The New York Times).
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