Amanda Jones on Libraries, Censorship, and Community

This episode of the Libro.fm podcast features an interview with Amanda Jones, a school librarian and anti-censorship advocate whose book "That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America" became a national bestseller. Amanda discusses her decision to write the book, the process of narrating the audiobook version, and the importance of combating book bans and censorship in libraries and schools. She provides advice for starting grassroots organizations to fight book bans and shares insights on navigating the complex issues around representation and censorship in literary collections.

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Books discussed on today's episode:

• Banned Together (Our Fight for Readers' Rights) by Ashley Hope Pérez
• Creep by Emma van Straaten
• All Friends Are Necessary by Tomas Moniz
• Big Familia by Tomas Moniz
• The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander