Meta whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams and the late Virginia Giuffre have jointly won the Freedom to Publish prize at this year’s British book awards, marking the first time the award has been shared.... Read more »
My earliest reading memoryI was taught to read quite early, at five or six, probably so that I would sit quietly and not be a nuisance to the adults. And it worked.... Read more »
Freedom to read advocates cheer decision in ‘PRH v. Gibson’ Aug 15 2025 Right to read advocates hailed a Florida court’s ringing defense of First Amendment rights this week. On August 13,... Read more »
Florida court upholds freedom to read in ‘PRH v. Gibson’ Aug 14 2025 In an order that sets a strong precedent for keeping books on public school library shelves, the U.S. District... Read more »
Free speech is in permacrisis – or so some would have you believe. Complaints that freedom of speech is under attack come mostly from the political right, from public figures who appear... Read more »
Emancipation Day is a special holiday in Washington, DC. Observed annually on April 16, the day is meant to commemorate President Abraham Lincoln’s signing of the 1862 bill that legally ended slavery... Read more »
In his 1925 essay “The Negro Digs Up His Past,” Arturo Schomburg writes, “There is the definite desire and determination to have a history, well documented, widely known at least within race... Read more »
Book News: Freedom to read advocates celebrate a major legal victory in Arkansas
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Book News: New Jersey delivers a victory for the freedom to read—and for librarians
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