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The Authors Guild is suing Florida. Here’s why. authorsguild.org/news/ag-join...

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Ppollik.bsky.social

Good luck. The political right have little respect for anyone not one of their own.

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KFkyefox.com

I support suing Florida on principle

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BSruleo.bsky.social

don't need to know why, fuck Florida. good for them, slay authors

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Read our statement here: authorsguild.org/news/ag-join...

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“Book bans censor authors’ voices, negating and silencing their lived experience and stories. These bans have a chilling effect on what authors write about and damage authors’ reputations.” —Mary Rasenberger, CEO of the Authors Guild

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School librarians are currently required to review and remove all books that contain anything that can be construed as “describing or depicting sexual conduct,” with no consideration of the educational value of the work as a whole.

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The provisions allow for the indiscriminate removal of books based on vague and overbroad criteria and pose a grave threat to intellectual freedom and the right to read.

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We have joined publishers Penguin Random House, Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins Publishers, Macmillan Publishers, Simon & Schuster, and Sourcebooks; Julia Alvarez, Laurie Halse Anderson, John Green, Jodi Picoult, and Angie Thomas; 2 students and 2 parents to challenge HB 1069.

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sally456.bsky.social

OK so I am an old bird now but I read Anne Frank in year 6, many many years ago. I don't remember any sexual content so why has it been banned?

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zercomnexus.bsky.social

bold of you to believe people will click on the link

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Authors working together to ensure fair pay, protect copyright, and defend free speech.
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