Book bans and challenges: December 13, 2024

Here's the latest news on book bans, challenges, and other literary obstacles.

• New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has signed his state's anti-book-banning act into law; the Freedom to Read Act protects librarians from legal charges coming from attempted book bans and dictates how school boards evaluate materials (Literary Hub).

• Banned Books USA has made a concerted effort to provide materials widely banned in Florida, the state that has by far and away the most book bans; here are the thirteen most requested titles (Electric Literature).

• Kelly Jensen resumes her series on the trends in book bans and challenges (Book Riot).