DeSantis believes that the removal of books from Florida has gone too far

Courtesy: YES Market Media – Shutterstock– Juno Beach, Florida, USA – June 30, 2020: Governor Florida Ron DeSantis with Casey DeSantis and Madison DeSantis will make a major announcement at Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach. The non-successful Ron DeSantis, the ex-Republican nominee for president, maintained on Thursday that books are not banned in Florida,

Singer Pink is set to give away 2,000 ‘banned’ books at concerts in Florida

Pink during her show at Rock in Rio 2019 in the city of Rio de Janeiro – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by A.PAES At her concerts in Miami this week, singer Pink will give away 2,000 complimentary copies of books that have been “banned” by some Florida schools to her fans. The celebrity has entered

Best-selling children’s book banned in Florida due to allegations of “Damaged Souls”

Facade to the Miami-Dade County Public Library building with an art exhibition entrance located within the downtown 2nd Avenue community and touristic neighborhoods on June 26, 2019. Photo and Caption: Hernando Sorzano/Shutterstock.com One of the best-selling books in the Arthur series for kids could be banned after a conservative claimant alleged it “damaged souls.” The

Here’s a list of all books that are under review or banned in Central Florida schools

Stack of books – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by jakkaje879 More than 2,500 books have been removed from school shelves in America in the past year as conservative groups coordinate their focus on literature for various reasons, frequently because of racial or gender themes. In the period from July 2021 to June 2022, PEN America’s

As Florida navigates new book law, Sarasota declines dictionary donations

Sarasota County Declining Book Donations – Image Shows Library Books in Bookshelves – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Maxx-Studio A school district located in southwestern Florida has hit headlines for declining a donation of dictionaries because of a freeze on new books in its classrooms and libraries. That freeze is temporarily in place while officials

The Florida Book Awards has announced winners for books published in 2021

Strozier Library at Florida State University – Florida Book Awards — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Bryan Pollard With its 16th annual competition now finished, the 2021 Florida Book Awards winners have been announced. More than 130 eligible publications were submitted across the 11 categories in the competition.  Coordinated by the Florida State University Libraries, the Florida