Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Banned Books Week - A Survey of Independent Publishers and the Chilling Effect of "Shadow Banning"


The results of this survey of members of the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) were very telling:

17 percent of the IBPA member publishers who responded said they’ve had a book challenged or banned. And more than double that number – 40 percent – believe book bans are impacting their business.

Click through to read the interviews with two independent publishers deeply affected by the current rise in book banning and challenges, Missy Zombor of Rethinking Schools and Arthur Levine of Levine Querido.

Illustrate, Translate, and Write On,
Lee

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