Study Shows Book Bans Lead to Increased Readership, the "Shadow Daddies" of Romantasy, and More
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04/21/25
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Rebecca sits down with Vanessa Diaz to discuss a new study that shows book bans lead to increased readership of inclusive content, the men cashing in big on romantasy, PEN Awards finalists, and more.
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Discussed in this Episode:
ALA State of America’s Libraries report
New study finds that book bans lead to increased readership
ACLU files suit against Department of Defense schools over book banning
The men cashing in on romantasy
Meta says books used to train LLMs are both essential and essentially worthless
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Murder by Cheesecake by Rachel Ekstrom Courage
Harlem Rhapsody by Victoria Christopher Murray
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