Saturday's student-led event at UT-Austin raised awareness about censorship & book bans, and featured great conversation w/ lots of energy. Proud to have been a part of it. (Also, as a lifetime Longhorn, I'm kinda stoked I finally made it into The Daily Texan.) thedailytexan.com/2026/03/30/w...

Everyone pony the fuck fpr the librarian who just got sacked for refusing to remove LGBTQ books from the kids' section of the library.

A delightfully nerdy read about the book cover design process. I stumbled upon this because I'm reading (and loving!) KITTEN: substack.com/@staceyyu/p-...

No. Trans people won’t start peeing on the floor. They’ll either get arrested or leave the state. It’s not a distraction. They really do hate us and want us gone and it’s the main event. The reaction will be assault or arrest. There. Now you know.

Austin: I’ll be on the Drag tomorrow for this panel hosted by UT students. Live music afterward! Also, this is a good stop on your way to the No Kings rally downtown. #booksky #BannedBooks #Freadom

We’re hearing there will be major cuts and changes impacting Hays CISD librarians, libraries, and students- in addition to other cuts district wide. We see you, and love you, Hays CISD. 🫶 www.kvue.com/article/news...

Via this post from @thebloggess.bsky.social, I learn that my book Lock In has been banned from schools in New Braunfels, TX. There is irony here in that Lock In won the Alex Award from the ALA, given for "adult books suitable for teens." thebloggess.com/2026/03/25/t...

Quick explainer on WHY the 1500 books that have disappeared from New Braunfels ISD shelves were banned, along with what you can do about it. www.tiktok.com/t/ZTkeYLkya/

“They seem unserious but they’re accumulating power” is definitely the phrase of the decade.

it’s possible to assign a whole book in a way that’s anti-intellectual

The US book banner tactic of targeting librarians has started spreading in the UK 📚📜 www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/03/scho...

This story is crazy-making. New Braunfels ISD is dramatically under-reporting the # of books removed due to Senate Bill 13 from its schools this year. In fact, this might be one of the biggest acts of censorship we’ve seen. @txfreedomread.bsky.social franklinstrong.substack.com/p/new-braunf...

This story is crazy-making. New Braunfels ISD is dramatically under-reporting the # of books removed due to Senate Bill 13 from its schools this year. In fact, this might be one of the biggest acts of censorship we’ve seen. @txfreedomread.bsky.social franklinstrong.substack.com/p/new-braunf...

From me and @authorsabb.bsky.social, call your rep today and tell them to vote NO on HR 7661 It's a bigoted book banning bullshit bill and we don't need it.

United States House Resolution 7661 threatens to expand Texas’s unconstitutional, anti-LGBTQ+ censorship laws and local school board policies to every public school in the country. www.txftrp.org/stop_hr_7661...

#BookIndustryNews #KidLit 😢

40% of a scattered set of Texas school districts we have reached out to haven't received a single new book in their libraries this year, and it is March. New state laws are depriving our kids of new reading material, while reading scores fall. Unacceptable!

Glad Amy Madigan won an Oscar last night. This is one of the great scenes in American cinema history: m.youtube.com/watch?v=ur7p...

According to lists obtained through public information requests by the Texas Freedom to Read Project, the New Braunfels ISD, a suburban school district nestled in the Texas Hill Country, has banned 1,500 books since June 1, 2025. pen.org/1500-books-b...

This is a crazy one, y’all.

@jamestalarico.bsky.social can add (mis)fortune teller to his resume. 🫠

“Each time I stand up to speak at a school board meeting, my knees shake, my voice catches... It isn’t that I’m more afraid of public speaking than death; it is that public speaking feels like it could cause my death.” And she does it anyway. Kudos, Kalyn Gensic. 👏

At @txfreedomread.bsky.social, we’ve undertaken a massive project (with the help of some incredible volunteers) sending public info requests to school districts to see how new laws are affecting what books are available in Texas schools. Y’all, it’s a lot. Follow us for some upcoming bombshells.

Blue State Challenge! If you haven't seen it yet, here's how it works: 0: Be living in a Blue State. 1: Pick your most hated (or most loved) Red State. 2: Choose an issue you care about. 3: Find a group in that state working on that issue. 4: Support that group.

“Y’all, it’s a lot.” Can’t wait for @txfreedomread.bsky.social to drop some bombshells. Who could have predicted SB13 would result in good books being banned? Oh that’s right, we advocates did. Multiple times.

At @txfreedomread.bsky.social, we’ve undertaken a massive project (with the help of some incredible volunteers) sending public info requests to school districts to see how new laws are affecting what books are available in Texas schools. Y’all, it’s a lot. Follow us for some upcoming bombshells.

“Some parents didn’t want entertainment to force them to have a conversation they weren’t ready for with their children” Sounds like these people shouldn’t be parents, not that they should dictate cinema standards for everyone else

I'm excited to share this interview I did with education researcher Jennifer Ervin about her work studying the impacts of educational gag orders and book bans on teachers. It gets right to the heart of how so many of us are feeling now--hypervisible, under attack. open.substack.com/pub/franklin...

I am about to publish a blog for my small private about how we support diversity 100% and put lessons about it throughout our curriculum. No way I would go on teaching anywhere that told me not to. But I can afford to be picky.

I'm excited to share this interview I did with education researcher Jennifer Ervin about her work studying the impacts of educational gag orders and book bans on teachers. It gets right to the heart of how so many of us are feeling now--hypervisible, under attack. open.substack.com/pub/franklin...

I wrote about the first national book banning bill, which effectively seeks to erase trans people. At the end I include a link to let your reps know that you oppose this bill and all it stands for. lithub.com/why-we-must-...

This is what community looks like! Wyoming’s Book Banning Bill, HB10, FAILED to advance tonight after not being introduced by the deadline. I am so relieved and grateful. I hope this victory can give others a little hope in difficult times. We fight on, together. #fReadom

Call your reps about this. Every time a book ban has been overturned or shut down, it's because the vast majority of people who believe in the freedom to read spoke up. Find your reps' info at reps.fyi.

1. Numerous transgender people in Kansas are reporting that the state has sent them a letter demanding the immediate surrender of drivers licenses. Those driving could be arrested, charged, and see privileges revoked. Subscribe to support our journalism. www.erininthemorning.com/p/kansas-sen...

To do this, anti-trans lawmakers in Kansas moved fast to change the law, overrode the governor’s veto, and pushed for the legal changes to go into effect nearly immediately. That kind of power—to void gender on official documents, to compel gender conformity—is terrifying and it will not stop here.

Two very specific things I love about Texas—in a truly personal way; I really mean the word “love” here—are UT and Big Bend National Park. Watching these incredible institutions get gutted by the people in power is making me incandescent with rage.

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it’s breathtaking to see how this country is in decline by every possible metric

If you haven't read this from @ifightforbooks.bsky.social and @heykellyjensen.bsky.social, you should. It's a clear-eyed look at the legal standing of libraries in Texas, Mississippi, and Louisiana.

If you don't know where to send great book-themed V-Day cards, I recommend Tx State Rep Hillary Hickland, who just called anyone upset about books being banned from schools a "groomer" who shouldn't be near kids. Reach out & let her know what you think: [email protected]

“Govt officials now ultimately determine what is on the shelves of public libraries, & therefore our books are on the ballot every time we go vote … Library patrons will be rewarded with a library that reflects their needs only if their local officials agree with them.”

I really hope y'all are emailing her. If you need a message to go on your card, try: Roses are red, Violets are blue. You got To Kill a Mockingbird banned, And Pinkalicious, too. www.txftrp.org/pinkalicious...

On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast. The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me. But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.

If you don't know where to send great book-themed V-Day cards, I recommend Tx State Rep Hillary Hickland, who just called anyone upset about books being banned from schools a "groomer" who shouldn't be near kids. Reach out & let her know what you think: [email protected]

After nearly four years, I beat Michael Lunsford and Citizens for a New Louisiana today in a unanimous decision by the Louisiana Supreme Court. I’ll be collecting my money from last four years and look forward to discovery. More coming soon!!!!! #Invictus #ForTheLibrarians