Literary challenges beyond book bans: February 22, 2025

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

• A jury has convicted the man accused of committing a knife attack on a lecture stage in 2022; Hadi Matar was found guilty of the attempted murder of author Salman Rushdie and guilty of assault on another man on stage at the time (CNN).

• The John F. Kennedy Library and Museum in Boston reopened Wednesday, the day after it closed abruptly at 2 p.m. due to an executive order concerning a "reduction in force" (CBS).