In this episode of Booklist’s Shelf Care: The Podcast, host Susan Maguire talks to Kelly Jensen about the current state of book banning, what’s behind the recent slate of challenges, and what to do when collection development policies are not enough. Then, Rebecca Vnuk of LibraryReads joins Susan to share some forthcoming titles that they think your patrons are going to want to know about.

Here’s what we talked about:

Book Riot’s coverage of book censorship

Gender Queer, by Maia Kobabe, art by the author

Shutter, by Ramona Emerson

The Lost Ticket, by Freya Sampson

By the Book, by Jasmine Guillory

If the Shoe Fits, by Julie Murphy

Mad about You, by Mhairi McFarlane

I Remember You, by Brian Freeman

Lark Ascending, by Silas House

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