AMERICANTHINKER - Book bans: they're everywhere!
By Mike McDaniel The battle for age-appropriate literature in schools is important and never-ending.
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Book bans surge nationwide as activists, officials drive challenges, library group says
The American Library Association (ALA) says book bans remain stubbornly high, announcing that 2025 saw the second-highest documented level of book challenges, narrowly missing the top spot recorded in 2023. The group found as part of its State of America’s Libraries Report that 4,235 unique titles were challenged in 2025, compared to 4,240 in 2023. #americanlibraryassociation #books #bookbans #libraries
STRIPES (Jennifer H. Svan) - Lawsuit challenging DODEA book bans, curriculum changes moves forward | Stars and Stripes
U.S. District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles denied a motion to dismiss the lawsuit over Pentagon-ordered curriculum changes and book bans.
AXIOS (Delano Massey) - Black-owned bookstores reach record numbers, but many still struggle
Just 54 Black-owned bookstores were identified across the U.S a decade ago. Today, a new report counts 306. Why it matters: As public schools and libraries remove books by Black authors — from Beloved to The 1619 Project — Black-owned bookstores are increasingly serving as places where readers can access contested titles and authors' full bodies of work — and gather in community to discuss them. The big picture: Though the first State of the Black Bookstore report documented growth, that uptick masks economic fragility, a reality many owners say is forcing bookstores to evolve beyond traditional retail. - "We're in a climate right now where our history is being erased and debated in schools and libraries," Jill Gibson, CEO of…
NPR (Anastasia Tsioulcas) - Facing a mental health crisis, an NJ school pulled a beloved novel from English class
Junot Díaz's The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao was removed from an English class at the public school. PEN America says it's part of a trend of scrubbing literature dealing with uncomfortable topics.
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao from the curriculum of a high-level English class at Columbia High School in Maplewood, N.J., in response to a mental health crisis.'/Open