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Find out how to Battle E book Bans and Censorship of Queer Books
The Trans Literature Preservation Undertaking: A Sensible Information to Resisting Censorship presents some recommendations on learn how to battle censorship of trans books particularly. Personally, I’d push readers to consider systemic change first: retaining a set of trans literature does little or no to assist probably the most marginalized readers, whereas attending faculty board and library board conferences and talking up for trans literature has a a lot greater influence.
For the writer aspect of issues, Maia Kobabe, writer of Gender Queer—one of the crucial banned and challenged books of latest years—has posted a comic book about why authors ought to be a part of Authors Towards E book Bans.
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A Two-Spirit Memoir is a Canada Reads Choice
Regardless of how a lot I discuss U.S. politics, I really dwell in Canada. And nearly nothing is larger within the Canadian guide world than Canada Reads. Yearly, CBC (Canada’s public broadcaster) hosts a “battle of the books,” the place celebrities every champion a guide they suppose all Canadians ought to learn. For 2025, the theme is “One book to change the narrative.”
This 12 months, a Two-Spirit memoir is within the combine! The guide is A Two-Spirit Journey: The Autobiography of a Lesbian Ojibwa-Cree Elder by Ma-Nee Chacaby, and it’s represented by Shayla Stonechild, Crimson River Métis and Nehiyaw iskwew (Plains Cree lady) from Muscowpetung First Nations. She is a podcaster, wellness advocate, and international yoga ambassador for Lululemon.
I’m excited for Canada Reads to convey extra consideration to this memoir, and I’m rooting for it! The Canada Reads debates will happen March 17-20.
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