Scholastic's Controversial Book Censorship Sparks Outrage

Scholastic, the largest publisher and distributor of children's books, has faced backlash for placing books with LGBTQ themes and discussions of race in a special collection for book fairs. The collection, called "Share Every Story, Celebrate Every Voice," was created to navigate laws and policies that prohibit certain books in schools. However, some authors and librarians are dismayed by the decision, with one librarian canceling her book fair in protest. Critics argue that Scholastic is accommodating book banning extremists and risking being complicit in government censorship. Scholastic maintains that it provides diverse titles to every book fair and that the controversy stems from misconceptions.