A federal judge filed a preliminary injunction against Iowa’s “incredibly broad” book banning law, which was set to take effect on January 1. The law would restrict from school and classroom libraries any book that describes or depicts sex, and any book about sexuality or gender identity (the latter half of the law was blocked on December 22). Penguin Random House and four authors filed suit to block the provision in November. In the filing, Judge Stephen Locher noted that the law “has resulted in the removal of hundreds of books from school libraries, including, among others, nonfiction history books, […]
Archives for January 2024
New Books Publishing January 2
Danielle Steel and Tara Isabella Burton publish new fiction this week, while nonfiction includes work by Erika Howsare. In children’s, Gene Luen Yang and Leuyen Pham publish a new graphic novel this month. Also out this week is Ashley Elston’s FIRST LIE WINS, which is excerpted in our Buzz Books 2023: Fall/Winter anthology. 11 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-january-2 5 works of nonfiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-january-2 28 children’s/YA titles https://bookshop.org/lists/january-2024-children-s-new-releases From Buzz Books https://buzz.publishersmarketplace.com/ We consult a number of sources in compiling our weekly lists and PM members can see our lists for […]