In this episode of Booklist’s Shelf Care: The Podcast, host Susan Maguire talks to Kelly Jensen about the current state of book banning, what’s behind the recent slate of challenges, and what to do when collection development policies are not enough. Then, Rebecca Vnuk of LibraryReads joins Susan to share some forthcoming titles that they think your patrons are going to want to know about.
Here’s what we talked about:
Book Riot’s coverage of book censorship
Gender Queer, by Maia Kobabe, art by the author
Shutter, by Ramona Emerson
The Lost Ticket, by Freya Sampson
By the Book, by Jasmine Guillory
If the Shoe Fits, by Julie Murphy
Mad about You, by Mhairi McFarlane
I Remember You, by Brian Freeman
Lark Ascending, by Silas House
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