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These 10 book reviews, booklists, and articles focus on portrayals of disabilities and questions of accessibility.

Music mogul Jay-Z is working with New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft to combat book bans; Ta-Nehisi Coates attended a school board meeting to support a teacher told to stop using his book; President Obama joins public library Tik Toks to spread the message about the importance of access to books; and more.

Chavarri has illustrated works ranging from a Little Golden Book Biography on Taylor Swift to two 2023 starred picture books with Latinx themes.

For Lee, author and illustrator of In Limbo, the path to a starred graphic memoir debut began with a minicomic.

Moms for Liberty has waged war on public education and democratic values, leveraging fear and disinformation. There are steps to take, including exercising your own First Amendment rights to uphold a just and equitable society.

Thoughtful, accurate visual portrayals of disabilities characterize these 2023 releases.

The Florida teachers' union has its case against the state dismissed, and book banning battles in New Jersey, South Carolina, and Nevada are highlighted in this week's Censorship News.

It’s all 227 books we’ve starred thus far in 2023, collected in a special section out this month and available to subscribers.