Carl T. Bergstrom on Nostr: Here is a must-read post from children's author Maggie Tokuda-Hall on how Scholastic ...
Here is a must-read post from children's author Maggie Tokuda-Hall on how Scholastic offered to publish her book — all she had to do was remove all mention of racism.
Sure, they're banning books in Tennessee and Texas. But it's not just the books that get published and then banned from the library. It's all the books that don't get published in the first place.
Those banning books know publishers like Scholastic pull this cowardly bullshit. It's their game plan.
https://www.prettyokmaggie.com/blog/2023/4/11/scholastic-and-a-faustian-bargain 
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