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November 10, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Have you read Project Hail by Mary Andy Weir or the Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot or the amazing Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro?

What's your favorite book that made science come alive?
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2026 school board elections are coming.
Find your election date. Learn about the candidates. Show up and vote.
Election Day 2025: Voters Consistently Rejected Book Restrictions in School Board Races - The Authors Guild
While book challenges reached historic highs in 2024 and 2025, voters responded decisively. Beginning with pivotal Texas school board races in May and continuing nationwide through November, voters re...
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November 6, 2025 at 8:20 PM
You can't buy censorship. When people organize and show up, books win over bans. Every time.
November 6, 2025 at 8:19 PM
How did this happen? 

People organized locally. The Authors Guild fought it in the courts, and we saw firsthand how communities, libraries, teachers, students, and parents came together—speaking out, showing up at board meetings, mobilizing.
November 6, 2025 at 8:19 PM
4. This election season, voters across the country were sending the same message: 
Ohio rejected book ban candidates across 1,800+ school board seats. Pennsylvania completely flipped boards that had banned LGBTQ+ books. Michigan chose library access over censorship.
November 6, 2025 at 8:19 PM
2. Katy's board president who banned books and triggered a federal investigation? Lost.

3. Fort Bend's book ban architect's successor? Lost.

3. All three Mansfield incumbents supporting bans? Lost.
November 6, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Of the 11 trustees Patriot Mobile elected in 2022, seven have now lost their seats. Every PM candidate who faced an opponent in 2025 lost.
November 6, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Here’s a roundup of good news you probably missed in the 2025 election.

1. Patriot Mobile spent $50,000 to keep a school board member who kept a "poison teacher list." Voters removed her anyway.
November 6, 2025 at 8:17 PM