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2 months ago | 
inmagazine.ca | Maia Kobabe |Stephan Petar
With over 821 censorship attempts in 2024, these five 2SLGBTQI+ books are no stranger to the American Library Association’s annual list…In what has become a “highly anticipated” annual list according to a press release, the American Library Association (ALA) revealed its “Top 10 Most Challenged Books” list for 2024. Last year, there were 821 attempts to censor books and materials according to ALA data, a decrease of 34 per cent from the previous year.
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2 months ago | 
publishersweekly.com | Sophia Stewart |George Johnson |Maia Kobabe |Ellen Hopkins
The American Library Association kicked off National Library Week 2025 with its annual report on the state of the nation’s libraries, including the top 10 most challenged books of 2024. All Boys Aren’t Blue, George M. Johnson’s YA memoir about growing up Black and queer, surpassed Maia Kobabe’s Gender-Queer, which had topped the list two years in a row, as the most challenged title of last year.
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Feb 28, 2025 | 
cbc.ca | Maia Kobabe |Matthew Trevithick
London·UpdatedAs libraries in the U.S. contend with growing book banning efforts largely targeting titles with 2SLGBTQ+ themes, many librarians in Canada worry it could become a larger issue here. 'It's wild to think … how this could possibly be happening,' says Kristen Caschera of the London Public Library.
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Feb 28, 2025 | 
cbc.ca | Maia Kobabe |Matthew Trevithick
London·NewAs libraries south of the border contend with growing book banning efforts largely targeting titles with 2SLGBTQ+ themes, London-area librarians worry it could become a larger issue here. Some libraries are taking a stance on intellectual freedomsMatthew Trevithick · CBC News · Posted: Feb 28, 2025 12:00 PM EST | Last Updated: 3 minutes agoKristen Caschera is supervisor of central information and fiction at the London Public Library’s Central branch.
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Sep 16, 2024 | 
audiofilemagazine.com | Maia Kobabe
Maia Kobabe is the clear star of the show in this audio adaptation of eir 2014 graphic memoir. In a voice that’s reflective, inviting, and refreshingly frank, e guides listeners through eir personal journey of gender discovery. A full cast helps bring the visual elements to life, voicing Kobabe’s family, friends, colleagues, classmates, and others.
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Jun 18, 2024 | 
gandernewsroom.com | Sam Cohen |Julia Armfield |Lewis Hancox |Maia Kobabe
We asked our colleagues across Courier Newsroom to share recommendations for books by LGBTQ+ authors. Here’s what they said. Reading allows us to walk around in someone else’s shoes for a bit. For a brief moment in time, we learn what it’s like to be a queer teenager navigating the unforgiving landscape of high school, or what it’s like to experience safety in the arms of found family.
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Jun 18, 2024 | 
coppercourier.com | Sam Cohen |Julia Armfield |Lewis Hancox |Maia Kobabe
We asked our colleagues across Courier Newsroom to share recommendations for books by LGBTQ+ authors. Here’s what they said. Reading allows us to walk around in someone else’s shoes for a bit. For a brief moment in time, we learn what it’s like to be a queer teenager navigating the unforgiving landscape of high school, or what it’s like to experience safety in the arms of found family.
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May 28, 2024 | 
stream.org | John Amanchukwu |Maia Kobabe |Jonathan Evison |Jeannette Walls
By John Amanchukwu Published on May 28, 2024 This is Part 4 of a 14-part series on how to confront leftist indoctrination in your child’s school.
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Apr 10, 2024 | 
epgn.com | Victoria A. Brownworth |Maia Kobabe
National Library Week began Monday and with that, the American Library Association (ALA) released its annual list of the top 10 most targeted books of the past year. According to the nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, a majority of the books were challenged due to LGBTQ+ content with racial issues being a second reason for bans. The ALA noted an all-time high number of challenged titles: 4,240. The American Library Association has charted the trajectory of book bans for over two decades.
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Oct 15, 2023 | 
thefulcrum.ca | George Johnson |Maia Kobabe |Malinda Lo |Sydney Grenier
Reading Time: 3 minutesContent warning: this article contains mentions of suicide, self-harm and anti-human policiesStorytime in schools includes more than fairytales, villains, dragons, and quests. Children utilize stories and characters with whom they identify to express their perplexing emotions. For queer students, having access to stories similar to their own or addressing specific questions might help to reduce feelings of alienation.
