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After more than 1,200 objections were filed to school-library books and other materials last school year, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed a bill that will limit challenges by some people.The wide-ranging bill (HB 1285) also includes making changes designed to ease the process of charter schools taking over operations at traditional public schools that lag in performance.
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Award-winning author Raymond Arsenault, on his latest book, "John Lewis: In Search of the Beloved Community"
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Thirty-six authors—from Scott Turow to Margaret Atwood to R.L. Stine—collaborated to create a new, suspense-filled book.
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NPR released its much-anticipated year-end “Books We Love” list this week.
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The authors of some of the nearly 400 books removed from the libraries of Collier County public schools have made their feelings known about these actions.
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Litigator Katie Blankenship was named Florida Director for PEN America this week.
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There’s nothing like a good dog story, and a New Jersey author tells two heartwarming stories about dogs from Southwest Florida in her new book.Liz McCauley and her dog Sammy and Ralf and Anke Sturm and their dog Sunset are featured in “Magical Dogs 3 — On the Road,” by Patti Kerr.
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Aubrey Gordon is a well-informed voice on anti-fat bias as well as misinformation surrounding weight loss. She talks to us about her new book You Just Need to Lose Weight and 19 Other Myths about Fat People.
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The state Board of Education is slated next week to consider a new rule that would lead to Florida’s education commissioner publishing an annual list of library books and instructional materials that people have objected to, carrying out part of a controversial 2022 law.
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Books on LGBTQ+ topics are currently being restricted in schools across Florida due to proposed legislation. Educators share how access to similar books helped them understand their sexual identities growing up.