Revealing comment from lead Texas book banner Bonnie Wallace. She says her crusade goes beyond sexual content to attempt to remove from schools “content that can permanently change the way of thinking of a child.” In other words, she’s at war with the whole idea of education.

I ignored early aughts pop punk; I can absolutely ignore AI.

Well, the board voted to ban the song last night from the kids' concert. A SONG. These bigoted motherfuckers are banning a *song* because of its history with the LGBTQ+ community. www.tmj4.com/news/jeffers...

This is so good and thoughtful.

It’s not a fringe movement either, there’s serious backing, politically and financially.

And here she is explaining why queer representation matters so much in (specifically) middle-grade literature.

This is one of the best interviews I’ve had the chance to do, with YA author @rebeccabendheim.bsky.social. Not going to lie—it got me a bit choked up. Her debut novel When You’re Brave Enough is phenomenal. franklinstrong.substack.com/p/books-abou...

This is one of the best interviews I’ve had the chance to do, with YA author @rebeccabendheim.bsky.social. Not going to lie—it got me a bit choked up. Her debut novel When You’re Brave Enough is phenomenal. franklinstrong.substack.com/p/books-abou...

GREAT UPDATE! When votes from Johnson County are factored in, Courtney Lackey Wilson loses to Michelle Gooch by 65 votes! This is also big--8 of the 11 Patriot Mobile candidates from the wave of 2022 are now off their boards! bsky.app/profile/fran...

Polls are closing for school board races around Texas. I'll be tracking results as they come in. Follow this thread for updates!

@velshi.com’s interview with Patricia McCormick was SO GOOD. Author of Sold, the most frequently challenged book in the US, McCormick pointed out that those attacks harm at least 3 groups of kids: victims of abuse, those who support victims, and those who want to advocate for protections & change.

It's ELECTION DAY for school boards in Texas. Get out there and vote!

Bumping this up!

For the second time, @everylibrary.bsky.social has partnered with @txfreedomread.bsky.social to survey Texas school board candidates about their positions on book bans, the freedom to read, and libraries & librarians. The results are REVEALING and, IMO, fascinating. www.txftrp.org/school_board...

For the second time, @everylibrary.bsky.social has partnered with @txfreedomread.bsky.social to survey Texas school board candidates about their positions on book bans, the freedom to read, and libraries & librarians. The results are REVEALING and, IMO, fascinating. www.txftrp.org/school_board...

Tommy Tutone did a whole song about 86-ing 75309. That's a zip code in Irving, Texas. Why are we allowing these threats of violence against Texas communities?

No Texas politician understands our education system better than @ginafortexas.bsky.social. She is just so good at this.

Today is Take Action for Libraries Day, a reminder that access to information matters. Right now, H.R. 7661 is moving through Congress. The bill would allow the federal government to withhold funding from schools that provide materials deemed “sexually oriented”.

This is what we’ve been trying to tell the SBOE for months

it's not that there are no important books, it's that there are too many for any single person or entity to fix and dictate which ones they are

Early voting starts today!

have been thinking recently about how in the cases of both the disappearance of books from schools, and now the top down imposition of lists of books by states and curriculum corporations, individual subjectivity and discretion seem like problems to be eradicated

Spent some hours illustrating Selena in honor of Selena Day on April 16. I wanted to do something special for this essay because it’s our social media manager @candibolden.bsky.social’s first byline, and I think it’s really lovely. thebarbedwire.com/2026/04/15/b...

Hays area residents! We need your support for this petition to restore library cuts in Tx district Hays CISD. Please share with your friends! @txfreedomread.bsky.social www.saveschoollibrarians.org/save_school_...

Here's your summer reading list - Texas Edition 😍 #txed

The Book-Loving Texan's Guide to the May 2026 School Board Elections is now LIVE! Please read it, share it, and bookmark it to help support anti-censorship candidates in Texas. And check back frequently! As always, I'll be updating it until election day (May 2). docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Here we go, Texas!

The Book-Loving Texan's Guide to the May 2026 School Board Elections is now LIVE! Please read it, share it, and bookmark it to help support anti-censorship candidates in Texas. And check back frequently! As always, I'll be updating it until election day (May 2). docs.google.com/document/d/1...

It's a Good Question, But It's the Wrong One. On being present in the moment and recognizing hope is an action as we battle cruelty, bigotry, and censorship: buttondown.com/wellsourced/...

And my other alma mater is under attack by the other guy in a cushy chair in Austin looking to trade up to IS Senator. We’re intimidating teachers and scaring them into submission of only instructing exactly what the state has decreed. In America. In 2026. www.keranews.org/news/2026-04...

Coverage of the Texas SBOE hearing about a required reading list that still awaits a vote. Thank you @frankstrong.bsky.social and @drannd.bsky.social for testifying in person, and to everyone who wrote in. 📚 www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/edu...

Wild day at the Texas State Board of Education, which is considering a required reading list and new social studies standards.

“If you could read Toni Morrison, why would you read AI?” As a teacher in Texas, this quote caused me an involuntary sob.

The potential revisions would remove most mentions of “diversity” and outline certain new standards of acceptance for books and other library materials. kerane.ws/47FYps2

Texans, we really need your help.

I hear @annieabrams.bsky.social grinding her teeth.

Red States: We are canceling all programs that don't support our theology. Blue States: We're canceling all the same programs, but because they don't support our business school.

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.