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Book bans are increasing in classrooms and libraries across the country. This week, there's an effort to raise awareness about nationwide book restrictions. It's called Banned Books Week and goes through Sept. 28. WLRN鈥檚 Ammy Sanchez spoke with Katie Blankenship, inaugural director of PEN America鈥檚 Florida office.
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Two new reports provide a mixed but compelling outlook on the wave of book removals and challenges as the annual Banned Books Week begins for schools, stores and libraries nationwide.
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The agreement reached Thursday settles a lawsuit that argued that the district unlawfully decided to limit access to dozens of titles containing LGBTQ+ content.
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A coalition of major publishing houses, along with several prominent authors, students, and parents, filed a lawsuit Thursday against Florida public school officials. It challenges the state's controversial 2023 law, which has led to the widespread removal of books from public school libraries.
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Legal and research experts say community resistance and the power to protect literary freedom still rests in the hands of parents, kids and educators.
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Three parents have filed a federal lawsuit challenging a controversial 2023 Florida law that increased scrutiny of school-library books and instructional materials, alleging the process for removing books unconstitutionally discriminates against parents who disagree with "the state's favored viewpoint."
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Rohi's Readery, a 鈥渟ocial-justice driven" children's bookstore, plans to expand into the Northwest Historic District, a predominantly Black neighborhood.
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Lauren Groff, who has written several Florida-themed novels, appeared on The Florida Roundup to discuss opening an independent bookstore in Gainesville in response to Florida's book bans, and other topics.
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It鈥檚 called The Lynx, after the wildcat native to the state. 鈥淲e wanted something a little fierce,鈥 she said.
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DeSantis says bad actors have turned book banning into a political stunt in Florida's K-12 schools.
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Miami native Joanie Leeds's new record 鈥 鈥淔READOM鈥 鈥 takes on the movement by government leaders in Florida and other states to ban certain books. She spoke to Michael Stock, host of WLRN's 鈥淔olk & Acoustic Music."
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Grandparents for Truth, a project of progressive advocacy group People for the American Way, is working to fight book bans, right-wing school boards and what it describes as authoritarianism in the nation鈥檚 schools.