My novels continue to be banned, challenged, or restricted at a steady pace.
Read MoreSince my March 2024 update, I’ve noticed there are fewer cases in which individual school districts are banning lists of specific books. Instead, more statewide laws are being passed that are so vague and overarching that they’re likely to lead school districts to ban hundreds or thousands of books at a time.
Read MoreBack in October, I wrote a detailed post on how the national wave of book banning has targeted my books. For a couple of months afterward, I posted updates on instagram, but since December I haven't had the chance to do any more updates ... until now. I've been keeping a list, folks, and it's not very nice.
Read MoreEvery year I do an annual review post in which I look back on what I did professionally and look forward to what I hope to do in the year to come, and I tag them annual review on my blog. This means if you’re interested you can go back to see my annual reviews since the early 2010s.
I just re-read my annual review for 2022, in which I wrote: "I know that I won’t be able to finish a whole new book in 2023, but I do plan to get a good start on it.”
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