by Tina | Feb 16, 2025 | Latest News, TRS Blog
Oklahoma Bookstore Owner Fights Back Against Content Ban Proposal In Guthrie, Oklahoma, a local bookstore owner is raising the alarm over a proposed law she fears could lead to censorship and put independent booksellers at risk. Chelsea Richardson, owner of A Novel...
by Tina | Feb 14, 2025 | Latest News, TRS Blog
Sarah Jessica Parker Honored for Literary Advocacy by PEN America Actress, producer, and literary advocate Sarah Jessica Parker is set to receive PEN America’s Literary Service Award at the organization’s annual spring gala on May 15, 2025 according AP. Known for her...
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...