Big Bookish News! Scholastic Diverse Book Display Opt-Out, St. Martin's Press Boycott, Delayed Award Ceremony for Palestinian Author Adania Shibli

Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, Danielle and Deirdre are back with another bookish news episode! This is our Halloween episode, but the topics we wanted to cover needed a more serious tone, so please prepare yourselves accordingly. If you aren't watching the video version on YouTube, you are missing out on some really stunning visuals. Want your voice heard in any of these conversations? You can send us a DM or comment on our Instagram @booksonthebrainpodcast! You can also send us an email at [e-mail] We upload weekly on Wednesdays, and you can find us individually Deirdre (she/her) @deirdrerosemorgan on Instagram & TikTok, Danielle (she/her) @d.j.books on Instagram

http://mediaroom.scholastic.com/press-release/message-scholastic-book-fairs 

https://pen.org/press-release/scholastic-urged-o-explore-other-options-instead-of-limiting-or-partitioning-diverse-book-titles-at-school-book-fairs/ 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/10/19/scholastic-book-fair-diverse-titles-separate/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/10/25/scholastic-optional-diverse-collection-apology/

http://mediaroom.scholastic.com/press-release/update-scholastic-us-book-fairs 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/07/19/textbook-publishers-florida-critical-race-theory/?itid=lk_inline_manual_36

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/13/books/frankfurt-book-fair-cancels-award-adania-shibli.html

https://newsbeezer.com/switzerlandeng/frankfurt-book-fair-palestinian-author-in-zurich-her-novel-is-said-to-be-anti-semitic/

https://www.litprom.de/en/best-books/liberaturpreis/the-winner-2023/

https://www.tiktok.com/@vivafalastinleen/video/7288407369313307947

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8B6ngB9/