Small Ways to Make a Big Impact Against Book Banning
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56 Small Ways to Make a Big Impact Against Book Banning
Rather than offer a “how to fight book bans in 2025” guide—–it’s going to be the same as the “how to fight book bans in 2024” list—I’ve compiled a massive list of ideas for things you can do to not only effectively fight against book censorship but that also will increase your own knowledge, vocabulary, and fluency in the world of censorship as it is right now. Intended to be 52 tasks, one for each week; thanks to input and insight from several others working in the anti-book censorship space, there are a few more tasks than there are weeks in the year. This gives you the opportunity to choose one task per week with a few bonus tasks and/or gives you the chance to do more than one task a week when you have the capacity to do so.
10 New Nonfiction Book Releases for January 2025
In celebration of true stories, I’ve collected 10 of some of the most exciting nonfiction titles hitting shelves in January. You might be new to nonfiction or a true stories pro, but whatever the case, there’s sure to be something on this list that catches your eye.
This Book Deserves Your Attention
Recent US election results have brought me to revisit Harry Dunn’s Standing My Ground. If you don’t recognize him, Dunn was one of the police officers who risked his life defending the US Capitol from a violent, armed insurrection on January 6, 2021.
Start Your Year with New Horror
Happy New Year, horror fans! We’re starting off the year with a bang. Some of my most anticipated books of the year are out this month, including quite a few outstanding horror novels.
If you love scary stuff (and don’t we all?), 2025 is shaping up to be your year already. We’ve got witches, we’ve got ghosts, we’ve got possession…all the hits (and quite a few surprises) are here. Check it out!
Fresh New Comics and Graphic Novels to Read This Month
No matter what else a new year brings, you can always look forward to great new comics. This month’s selection includes stories about cursed princesses, super-powered corgis, and half-dragon high school students. For a walk on the darker side of comics, you can indulge in anthologies from accomplished comics creators and a new manga about the dangers of technology that advances too fast for humanity to control.
