Librarians Recommend 8 Books that Changed the Shape of Politics and Reading in America - Electric Literature

Librarians Recommend 8 Books that Changed the Shape of Politics and Reading in America - Electric Literature

Over the past couple of years, there’s been an inordinate amount of controversy about books. Coordinated and effective efforts have removed books about minorities and minority histories from school and public library shelves across the country. The numbers are scary: 9,012 books were challenged in 2023 alone, according to the American Library Association. In response to this rise in censorship and outright bans, Brooklyn Public Library launched …