Wally talks with author Maggie Tokuda-Hall about the attempt to censor her book, Love in the Library, the true story of her grandparents falling in love while incarcerated in the Minidoka internment camp, and about the state of book bans and the influence that is having on publishing.
Go to Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s Website for info on her books etc. Find her on Twitter @emteehall Check out Maggie’s podcast, Failure to Adapt!
Scholastic’s statement about the Share Every Story, Celebrate Every Voice Collection that they have since walked back
Authors Against Book Bans - and specifically here is a link for authors if you want to join
Maggie mentioned the lawsuit in Florida - get info on that here. She also recommended following Tasslyn Magnusson from PEN AMERICA.
If you want to check out Omoiyari: A Song Film by Kishi Bashi - get info on that here. I also highly recommend all his music.
Check out the great work of Friends of Minidoka here.
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