Essay by Julia Watts, author of QUIVER and NEDDLEWORK “Thank you for your service.” The past several literary events I’ve done in Tennessee, I’ve found myself saying these words to the librarians and high school teachers that I meet, the … Continue reading →
Book challenges and bans are not new, but the recent surge is exceptionally large and widespread. Library staff in nearly every state have faced recent attempts to ban books; a report by ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom tracked 729 challenges … Continue reading →
It’s been a little more than a week since LGBTQ young adult author Julia Watts (Quiver) was disinvited from the LitUp Knoxville Teen Literary Festival, supposedly because she also writes adult books described as “erotica.” Actually, lesbian erotica, though allegedly, the … Continue reading →
