by Tina | Feb 5, 2025 | Latest News, TRS Blog
Publishers and Authors Guild Sue Idaho Over Controversial Book Ban Law Six major publishers—Penguin Random House, Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Simon & Schuster, and Sourcebooks—have teamed up with the Authors Guild and a group of authors,...
by Tina | Feb 5, 2025 | Latest News, TRS Blog
The Fight for Romance: How Oklahoma’s Senate Bill 593 Threatens the Books We Love Romance readers, writers, publishers, and booksellers—we are facing a threat unlike anything we’ve seen before. Oklahoma’s Senate Bill 593 isn’t just a bill about obscenity laws—it’s a...
by Tina | Jan 26, 2025 | Latest News, TRS Blog
Education Department Ends Book Ban Investigations, Withdraws Guidance The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) has announced a major policy shift, officially ending its guidance on book removals and dismissing multiple complaints regarding book bans according to ABC...
by Tina | Dec 18, 2024 | Latest News, TRS Blog
Florida Judge Urges Escambia School Board to Settle Book Banning Lawsuit In a case highlighting escalating legal costs and the contentious battle over book bans, a federal judge in Florida has encouraged the Escambia County School Board to settle a lawsuit brought by...
by Tina | Dec 17, 2024 | Latest News, TRS Blog
Empowering Rural Libraries: Penguin Random House and United for Libraries Launch New Grant Program In a major win for librarians and advocates of free expression, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed the Freedom to Read Act into law on December 9. In a major win for...