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Rhiannon12866

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Fri Oct 6, 2023, 12:25 AM Oct 2023

'Preposterous books are being removed': Author says it's 'all hands on deck' to fight book bans



Banned Books Week fighting back against book bans and challenges rising nationwide is discussed by author Nikki Grimes, whose books have been banned. "We write these books in order to help readers understand that they are not all alone in the world,” author Nikki Grimes tells Joy Reid. “To plant seeds of empathy and compassion. The books are having that kind of effect." - The ReidOut - MSNBC - Aired on 10/05/2023.


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