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Scholastic responded to censorious state laws by separating 60 books into a new opt-in collection. A chorus of voices, including 100s of authors who signed an open letter, are pushing back. My latest for @BookPlusFilm. bookandfilmglobe.com/politic…
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Sometimes it's not the show, sometimes it's the scene. Top 10 TV scenes from 2025. Not sure who needs to see this - everyone?! - @SeveranceFanClb @slowhorsequotes @justdemi @parkerposey
Time to tally those year-end lists! Here are my favorite TV scenes from 2025, in a mostly spoiler-free roundup. Up now at @BookPlusFilm! bookandfilmglobe.com/televis…
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C.J. Farley digs into AI ethics and bias, exclusion in corporate culture, and what makes us human in his new novel. Read my review of ‘Who Knows You By Heart,’ now up at @BookPlusFilm. bookandfilmglobe.com/books/t…
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BREAKING: A Waco federal judge has ruled Texas’ HB 900/READER Act unconstitutional & blocked the state from enforcing its requirement that schools remove books labeled “sexually explicit” by vendors. This makes permanent a temp block that the 5th Circuit upheld. #txlege
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This only works when schools have books. And libraries.
One of the many delightful surprises coming in from newly phone-free schools: Kids check out many more books from the library!
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.@HoustonISD's teacher turnover rate shot up by 12.5 percentage points in fall 2024 after the first year of the state takeover. That pushed the district's rate significantly higher than the statewide rate. via @nusaiblah @agoodwin_news
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On the eve of the #TxLege special session, let's talk about the inaccuracy of STAAR Reading Language Arts AI scoring, and how these errors provide undergraded results to students, parents, and teachers, that then propagate through the state's Accountability System. A #TxEd 🧵.
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A split federal court has dealt a huge blow to intellectual freedom, paving the way for public library book removals based on opinions about the content. @PENamerica called the move ‘astounding.’ Read more in my latest for @BookPlusFilm. bookandfilmglobe.com/politic…
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Two major newspapers just published a summer reading guide comprised mostly of books that don’t exist. AI is the culprit — but this episode also spotlights some unfortunate current realities about newspapers. Learn more in my latest for @BookPlusFilm. bookandfilmglobe.com/fiction…
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Trump administration cuts and chaos persist in the arts and humanities, along with the firing of the nation's first Black female Librarian of Congress. Catch up on the news -- plus a recent legal win —in my latest for @BookPlusFilm. bookandfilmglobe.com/politic…
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Okay, I'll say it: Tonight has been an absolute DRUBBING for Texas book banners. Texas voters stood up and said clearly that they're sick of trustees demonizing teachers. They rejected the absurd policing of libraries & books that has plagued our state for years.
Replying to @frankstrong
If you want another way to visualize this, here is my tracker:
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There’s a new call for literary redemption of Junot Díaz, accused in 2018 of unwanted advances and misogyny. Who gets second chances? And what constitutes cancellation, exactly? Wrestling with the questions in my latest for @BookPlusFilm. bookandfilmglobe.com/creator…
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Update: The US Air Force Academy is also conducting a ‘deliberate review’ of its library to comply with executive orders and DoD policy. Read more in my latest for @BookPlusFilm.
The Naval Academy library is the latest purveyor of federal censorship, hiding hundreds of books on race, gender and religion from men and women training to defend the country. Get the scoop in my latest for @BookPlusFilm. bookandfilmglobe.com/politic…
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The Naval Academy library is the latest purveyor of federal censorship, hiding hundreds of books on race, gender and religion from men and women training to defend the country. Get the scoop in my latest for @BookPlusFilm. bookandfilmglobe.com/politic…
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The Trump administration has slashed federal funding for museums and libraries, Learn what that means for institutions like the Madison Children’s Museum (@PlayAtMCM), amd who’s fighting back in my latest for @BookPlusFilm. bookandfilmglobe.com/politic…
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Always an illuminating must-read before you head to the polls!
The Book-Loving Texan's Guide to the May 2025 School Board Elections is LIVE! Please share & use this doc to inform yourself about these crucial races in Texas! And, as always, follow me & check back--I'll be updating and adding races up to election day! docs.google.com/document/d/1…
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