Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, we are diving into the currently paused USA TODAY bestsellers list and the implications of this loss across the book community as well as the hefty topic of book censorship specifically the changes made to the bestselling book by Roald Dahl, the childrens book author.
Sources:
https://www.britannica.com/topic/censorship
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/roald-dahl-censored-gbr-scli-intl/index.html
https://www.inclusiveminds.com/about
https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2023/02/24/roald-dahl-book-changes/
https://apnews.com/article/technology-entertainment-business-1760f35afe5890cf557f2d96185721ba
https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/2022/12/the-end-of-the-usa-today-bestseller-list/
https://booklist.usatoday.com/
https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/methodology/
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