Rebecca Joines Schinsky
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Rebecca Joines Schinsky is the Chief of Staff for Riot New Media Group and a co-host of the Book Riot Podcast. She can be reached at re*****@**********ia.com.
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Welcome to your Saturday edition of Today in Books. Here’s a look at all the news from the world of books and reading we covered this week.
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⚖️ Federal Judge Blocks Iowa Book Ban Bill for a Second Time
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???? Lawsuit Filed Over LGBTQ+ Censorship in South Carolina’s Greenville Public Libraries
???? New Hunger Games Novel Sells More Than 1.5 Million World English Copies
⛪️ Mariann Edgar Budde — the Bishop Criticized by Trump — Has 2 Books for Young Readers Coming Out
All Access members, read on for more a collection of the most interesting links from around the bookish internet.