Officials in Hernando County, Florida, are trying to ban the free book magazine BookPage from county public libraries. Yes, they're at "cancel a free thing no one has to take."
It's too woke. Talking about a range of books is too woke!
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I’m reading this lawsuit Kash filed against The Atlantic. I’m struggling to find where they were wrong.
The state of Utah has banned four more books from every public school statewide. That brings the total of state-sanctioned bans to 32.
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In recognition of Right to Read Day on April 20, the American Library Association released research on its top 11 most challenged titles of 2025, with Patricia McCormick’s Sold topping the list.
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BREAKING: A jury has found Live Nation and Ticketmaster to be an illegal monopoly that overcharges fans.
After the federal government settled the case, 34 states kept pursuing the giant ticket and concert company.
Now, the states have won.
Nice capture...thanks Dana!
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You'd think the @latimes.com would know that Heated Rivalry and Red, White, and Royal Blue were ****NOT**** YA books, but I suppose they, like so many others, assume if it's a romance then it's a teen book.
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Where and How Book Censorship Is Impacting Children’s Publishing Right Now.
Publishing imprints for young readers are shuttering thanks to a softening school and library market. That's the result of book censorship.
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Changing of the guard!
#roc #peregrine #falcon
Good morning from Rochester, NY! cp
#roc #peregrine #falcon
Cambodia is recognizing the life-saving contributions of a rat named Magawa with a statue. The late rat sniffed out landmines for a non-profit group, and in a short career helped find more than 100.
Now that it appears we have a full #ROC #peregrine clutch of 3 eggs it's time for the brooding chart! We're seeing a typical number of shift changes so far and a few stand-offs!
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Where and How Book Censorship Is Impacting Children’s Publishing Right Now.
Publishing imprints for young readers are shuttering thanks to a softening school and library market. That's a result of book censorship, and it impacts you wherever you live.
bookriot.com/book-bans-an...
I'm still keeping this full timeline of attacks on the Institute of Museum and Library Services updated: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
My one-hour special “Rick Steves Iran: Yesterday and Today,” which helps humanize 90 million Iranian people, is streaming free and ad-free at www.ricksteves.com/watch-iran.
Annnnnd the hits keep coming. This is bad, friends. Kids need love and support and these jerks continue to fail them at every turn. #kidlit
The biggest story in the world right now is that the president of the United States is a demented old man who takes pleasure in torturing and killing people and is committing crimes with impunity. And yet most legacy media outlets are too cowardly to tell it like it is.
NYT: Iran War Live Updates: Trump Escalates Threat to Hit Iranian Power Plants After U.S. Rescues Downed Airman President Trump used an expletive-laden social media post to taunt Iranian leaders, saying that the United States would attack if they did not fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
NYT: President Trump on Sunday escalated his threats to bomb Iranian power plants within the next two days and taunted the country’s leaders in an expletive-laden social media post. Mr. Trump, seemingly emboldened by the successful U.S. rescue of an American airman in Iran over the weekend, issued a new ultimatum to Iran to end its chokehold over the Strait of Hormuz, a major Persian Gulf waterway for the transport of oil and gas, by Apr. 6. If Iran’s government did not, he said, U.S. forces would target the country’s energy infrastructure, which supplies power for millions of civilians. “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!!” Mr. Trump wrote on social media. The president has previously postponed his deadline to attack twice and the Omani foreign ministry said on Sunday that officials had discussed how to reopen the Strait of Hormuz with Iranian counterparts without reaching a definitive agreement.
“Praise be to Allah,” Mr. Trump added, before signing off in all caps. Iran has threatened to retaliate by intensifying its attacks on critical infrastructure in Israel and Arab states that are allied with the United States. An escalation could further derail the lives of civilians throughout the region and add to worries about the global economy, which has been rattled by soaring energy prices since the start of the war. Over the past two days, the U.S. military has been in a race with Iranian armed forces to find the missing airman after an F-15E jet was shot down over Iran on Friday, in the first known instance of a U.S. combat aircraft since the start of the war. The plane’s pilot was quickly rescued. But a second officer was stranded in Iran and injured in the incident. American commandoes found the airman deep inside Iranian territory under the cover of darkness.
The New York Times deleted Trump’s “open the fuckin’ strait” line to make him look less insane
Their write-up falsely says his post says only “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!!” and “Praise be to Allah”
from the Guardian 'Unhinged madman': US politicians react to Trump's expletive-laden threat to Iran Marjorie Taylor Greene and Bernie Sanders among those responding with alarm to Trump writing 'open the fuckin' strait, you crazy bastards'
now THAT’S how a major publication should write a lede www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Thanks, @vickyweberbooks.bsky.social for this honest look at the industry.
#kidlit #writingcommunity #amquerying
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This is a verified GoFundMe for librarian Luanne James from the Rutherford County Library Alliance.
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(Drumroll) Cover reveal for my #Declaration book! This one is designed for MG through adults. Releases May 26. #History
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Robert De Niro smiles while looking off to the side while marching in No Kings Manhattan. He's wearing a button that says "I [heart] IMMIGRANT NY"
You talkin' to me?
Robert De Niro at #NoKings Manhattan.
Have you ever wanted to ask me questions about publishing and writing? Good news! I'm offering a free Zoom AMA when you preorder my debut picture book PAY ATTENTION TO ME! about a cat who wants to be famous on the internet. Read more here! www.agentsandbooks.com/have-you-eve...
SW Florida friends! If you've ever thought about writing for kids or wondered how the books on your kiddos' shelves got there, this is the event for you!
Join me at Books on Third in Naples for a fun & creative morning workshop on April 27th!
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👋 This agency assistant wanted to pop in to say GOOD MORNING! We're glad you're here. And, in case you haven't heard, if you or someone you know has an interest in working in publishing, ABLA is still accepting applications for another agency assistant. (I'm inarguably biased, but it's a great gig.)
