![]() In DeSantis they trust: Conservative parental groups and powerful politicians clash with parents, teachers and librarians who oppose the banning of books. World & Nation Two moms are at the center of the fight against book banning in America: ‘It’s exhausting’ Numerous other books, including “ The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini and “ Slaughterhouse-Five” by Kurt Vonnegut, were targeted for removal pending a review process that the suit claims is essentially bogus. Penguin Random House has had two of its books, “ The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison and “Push” by Sapphire, removed from some Escambia School District libraries. They also allege a 14th Amendment violation citing the Equal Protection Clause, because the challenged books are disproportionately titles by nonwhite and/or LGBTQ+ authors and explore diverse stories and themes. Joined by free-speech advocacy group PEN America and several authors and parents, Penguin Random House filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against the Escambia County School District and its school board, alleging they were violating the 1st Amendment by scrubbing library shelves of books based on a political or ideological disagreement with the ideas the books express. ![]() A lawyer for the publishing conglomerate Penguin Random House told The Times it was suing to stop “one of the most unsubtle attempts at viewpoint discrimination” ever seen. ![]() This week, a book publisher - the largest in the world - entered the fray. As school library book bans proliferate across the country, the resistance is becoming more organized. ![]()
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