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Booksellers sue Texas, moving to the front lines of the fight against book bans

Thursday, July 27th, 2023

via The New York Times (Texas)

The law would force booksellers to evaluate and rate each title they sell to schools, and books they've already sold. Publishers and authors joined in the lawsuit.

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New state education office boosts conservative school board members in Florida, emails show

Thursday, July 27th, 2023

via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)

A new office in the Florida Department of Education wants to help conservative school board members across the state, emails show.

Parent Involvement, Book Bans, School Board – General, Racism

Froma Harrop: It’s the economy, Joe, and only the economy

Thursday, July 27th, 2023

via Sun Journal (Maine)

Democrats should not be sinking into the Republicans' culture war traps. Yet they feel obligated to spend so much of their airtime countering transparently dumb talking points, be it on race or on gender.

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Dallas booksellers react to federal lawsuit over new book rating law

Thursday, July 27th, 2023

via Spectrum News (North Carolina)

Books would be rated based on sexual content

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Booksellers, authors and publishers sue Texas over ‘unconstitutional’ book-rating law

Wednesday, July 26th, 2023

via New York Daily News (New York)

If the 'book ban' is enacted, vendors will be forced to follow 'vague labels dictated by the state' to classify the material.

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Without a book-banning scare, bureaucrats would need to get real jobs

Wednesday, July 26th, 2023

via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)

The Department of Education is gleefully preparing to bring down the hammer on schools where rationality still reigns. Last week, Assistant Secretary Catherine Lhamon of the department's Office of Civil Rights said the office is 'very eager' to cut funds from school districts that create a hostile…

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Publishers, booksellers sue Texas over public school book ban

Wednesday, July 26th, 2023

via The Gazette (Colorado)

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New app allows you to access books banned in your area: What to know about Banned Book Club

Wednesday, July 26th, 2023

via The Des Moines Register (Iowa)

The Digital Public Library of America has launched a new program aimed at fighting back against the increasing number of book bans in America.

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Best independent and used bookstores in Phoenix: Where to find your next great read

Wednesday, July 26th, 2023

via azcentral.com (Arizona)

Here are 10 local favorites on the metro Phoenix bookstore scene, including Changing Hands, Poisoned Pen, Palabras, Grassrootz and Bookmans.

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African American Policy Forum to host 4th Annual Critical Race Theory Summer School

Wednesday, July 26th, 2023

via WBRC (Alabama)

Leading scholars and advocates will convene in five-day hybrid event series to discuss the state of racism in America and strategies to promote racial justice in a time of growing censorship and…

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Front Row Seat: Why are book bans back?

Wednesday, July 26th, 2023

via Duluth News Tribune (Minnesota)

Do you believe some books should be banned?

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Booksellers sue to block Texas book ban on ‘sexually explicit’ content

Wednesday, July 26th, 2023

via The Washington Post (Maryland)

The lawsuit is part of a growing clash over moves by GOP-led states to prohibit or restrict access to books, particularly those about race and identity.

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Fort Worth parents speak out against sexually explicit books in school libraries

Wednesday, July 26th, 2023

via Star Telegram (Texas)

The complaints at Fort Worth school district come after books were pulled recently from elementary and middle schools libraries.

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Booksellers sue over Texas law requiring them to rate books for appropriateness

Tuesday, July 25th, 2023

via Texas Tribune (Texas)

Two Texas bookstores and three national bookseller associations file suit over House Bill 900, which requires private booksellers to rate books on appropriateness, and bans 'sexually explicit'…

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Booksellers Move to the Front Lines of the Fight Against Books Bans in Texas

Tuesday, July 25th, 2023

via The New York Times (Texas)

With a book-rating law set to take effect in September, a group of booksellers, along with publishers and authors, filed suit to argue that it is unconstitutional.

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Public libraries are the latest front in culture war battle over books

Tuesday, July 25th, 2023

via The Spokesman Review (Washington)

FRONT ROYAL, Va. -- Melody Hotek watched the library board room filling up and knew she was in for a tough night. Soon every seat was taken and people lined the walls, some 120 in total, with two sheriff's deputies on hand for any trouble.

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