News of note for readers: February 27, 2024

Catch up quick with the bookish news of the past few days!

• Utah could pass a pro-book-ban bill soon, so a competing anti-book-ban bill has been proposed (Book Riot)

• A librarian who's become a TikTok star is resigning to protect his mental health (The Mercury News) 

• Jesmyn Ward has signed a three-book deal, beginning with a 2025 essay collection (Publishers Weekly)

• Bookshop.org is thinking about getting into audiobooks (Book Riot)

• Aaron Lansky, who founded the Yiddish Book Center, will retire in 2025 (The New York Times)

• Merriam-Webster says you can end a sentence with a preposition (NPR)