Creative Evolution Press

22/04/2023

https://queerforty.com/the-herstoric-journey-of-joan-nestle

A vital new collection of iconic essays by writer, activist, and community herstorian Joan Nestle, reminds us of her landmark contribution to le***an culture.

21/04/2023

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/apr/20/book-bans-us-public-schools-increase-pen-america

Writers organisation denounces ‘relentless’ Republican crusade as 1,477 books banned in first half of 2022-23 school year

15/04/2023

https://www.npr.org/2023/04/15/1169848627/scholastic-childrens-book-racism

Maggie Tokuda-Hall was thrilled when the publishing powerhouse approached her to feature her book about a love story set in an internment camp during WWII. Then she read what the deal would involve.

07/04/2023

https://bookriot.com/censorship-news-march-24-2023/

Here's what we can all learn from Grace Linn's viral statement defending the freedom to read. That, plus this week's book censorship news.

02/04/2023

https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/internet_archive_library_case.php

In March 2020, the Internet Archive, a nonprofit created by the entrepreneur Brewster Kahle, launched a new feature called the National Emergency Library. Restrictions linked to the spread of COVID-19 had made it difficult or impossible for people to buy books or visit libraries in person, and so th...

01/04/2023

https://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/state/2023/03/31/judge-issues-preliminary-injunction-on-llano-county-banned-books-case/70069902007

The judge’s order also prohibits any other books from being removed from the Llano County library system while the case is pending.

25/03/2023

https://bookriot.com/chatgpt-on-book-bans/?fbclid=IwAR1vC2PYZkNIR-3tuGK31YLMjKgfXvLvbL-8O6EzO5Aoryvwh1L4vJLczaA

What does ChatGPT have to say about parental rights, inappropriate books, and the First Amendment? That, plus this week's book censorship news.

23/02/2023

Two new books — “Brutes,” by Dizz Tate, and “On the Savage Side,” by Tiffany McDaniel — challenge and reshape the way stories about abused and murdered women are told.

23/02/2023

https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/home-and-garden/joan-didion-s-archive-acquired-by-the-new-york-public-library/ar-AA16OmRH?ocid=entnewsntp&pc=U531&cvid=42279676ace24d4ac0f28233b54d3d0c

Joan Didion's dinner party plans (and so much more) will be kept at the NYPL.

19/02/2023

https://wapo.st/3YYpkbC

Brian Covey, a substitute teacher at Mandarin Middle School in Jacksonville, was dismissed after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) called the video part of "a fake narrative."

18/02/2023

Moms for Liberty claims that teachers are indoctrinating students with dangerous ideologies. But is the group’s aim protecting kids—or scaring parents?

11/02/2023

https://bookriot.com/template-to-write-legislators-about-book-bans/

One way to take action right now on book bans: write a letter to your legislators. Here's a template alongside this week's censorship news.