Book bans and challenges: March 17, 2025

Here's the latest news on book bans, challenges, and other literary obstacles — and efforts to fight back against them.

• We Need Diverse Books announces inaugural reading day April 3 (USA Today) 

• Macmillan is defending the new tech memoir, Careless People, against Meta (Literary Hub) 

• Librarian criminalization bills are growing, but they're not new (Book Riot)