Book Report: The Paused Bestsellers List and A Big Debate on Book Censorship

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.npr.org/2020/12/06/943698406/roald-dahl-family-apologizes-for-childrens-authors-anti-semitism https://www.inclusiveminds.com/about https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2023/02/24/roald-dahl-book-changes/ https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/91119-usa-today-pauses-bestseller-list-lays-off-presiding-editor.html https://apnews.com/article/technology-entertainment-business-1760f35afe5890cf557f2d96185721ba https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/2022/12/the-end-of-the-usa-today-bestseller-list/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2020/07/24/two-strategies-to-help-you-land-on-the-usa-today-best-seller-list/amp/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2022/12/13/usa-today-best-selling-books-list-hiatus/10889497002/ https://booklist.usatoday.com/ https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/books/a42189320/the-new-york-times-best-seller-lists-explained/ https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/methodology/ Want your voice heard in any of these conversations? You can send us a DM or comment on our Instagram @booksonthebrainpodcast ! You can also send us an email: [email protected] We upload weekly on Wednesdays, and you can find us individually Deirdre (she/her) @deirdrerosemorgan on Instagram, TikTok, & Youtube Danielle (she/her) @d.j.books on Instagram, Tik Tok & Pinterest

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