Book bans in Florida have been on the rise, with over 5,100 books banned from schools in the state from July 2021 to December 2023, the highest in the country according to PEN America. In response, author Lauren Groff has opened a bookstore to combat the bans.
This article is about a published author who opened a bookstore to make available books that had been banned in Florida. I think someone should open a bookstore to make available books banned by editors and publishing houses. https://t.co/HkphU9z7vP
Book Bans Are Surging in Florida. So Lauren Groff Opened a Bookstore. - The New York Times https://t.co/0PWfWUd2Dh
"More than 5,100 books were banned in #Florida schools from July 2021 through December 2023 — the highest number in the country, according to PEN America." https://t.co/PQcpfIYjaN
Book bans are surging in #Florida, so Lauren Groff opened a bookstore. https://t.co/qAw1fkUsWJ via @xanalter
Need to get to this bookstore -- owned by an esteemed author fighting Florida's vast book bans. https://t.co/6pjK3sIulu
NEW: Randi Weingarten sent out this email today: "While some people ban books, we give them away." Hey @rweingarten do you think my new book should be available in every public school library in America? Will you give away copies of "The Parent Revolution"? https://t.co/Zr6BfiOhtf