How to push back on book bans? Read an expansive selection of works by Tennessee authors, including Alex Haley’s “Roots.” (Photo: Angela Dennis for Tennessee Lookout)Our legislature has an obsession with getting books out of the hands of young people, via a 2022 measure called the “Age Appropriate Materials Act” that was updated in 2024. A different approach would be more beneficial. What books involving Tennessee or Tennesseans should people b…