I had the pleasure of interviewing library leader Amanda Jones about her new book and about her journey battling people who would ban books. Very much worth a lesson.

"That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America" by Amanda Jones (2024)

Hardcover on Amazon Kindle on Amazon

Hardcover on Bookshop

“Amanda Jones started getting death threats, all for standing up for our right to read . . . but she's not stopped fighting against book bans, or stopped advocating for access to diverse stories.”

-Oprah Winfrey, in a speech at the 2023 National Book Awards

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