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Posted on January 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Here's the latest news on book bans, challenges, and other literary obstacles.
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Kelly Jensen's weekly roundup of ban attempts and challenges begins with a focus on what the Los Angeles wildfires mean for literary access, then moves on to news (Book Riot).
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Two of the items in Jensen's roundup also popped up in our newsfeeds as standalone items, so we'll call extra attention to a new policy in Utah that forbids students from bringing their own copies of any book on the statewide ban list into their school and the Supreme Court's decision to hear a case from a group of Maryland parents want their children to skip school lessons that include books with LGBTQ+ themes or characters (KUER and Them, respectively).
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Canadian author Nathan Kalman-Lamb was denied entry into the United States this past week; he believes one possible reason was his vocal opposition to Israel's attacks on Gaza (The Nation).
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