From GoodGoodGood – thanks to Pam P.
Authors John Green, Jodi Picoult, and Angie Thomas have three things in common: They’re all majorly successful writers, their books have been banned in states across the country, and now, they’re joining a lawsuit to fight back.
The trio joins other authors like Julia Alvarez and Laurie Halse Anderson, as well as the Authors Guild, and publishers Penguin Random House, Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins Publishers, Macmillan Publishers, Simon & Schuster, and Sourcebooks in filing a lawsuit challenging Florida House Bill 1069. (Two students and two parents in Florida have also joined the lawsuit.)
In 2022, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed the bill into law, giving parents the ability to approve (or disapprove) what books schools could have in their libraries.
This law would require Florida’s public schools to create a searchable list of all the materials in their libraries, as well as provide notice when adding new books. Its broad provisions have led to a swath of book challenges since it went into effect in July of last year. (click page 2 to continue).