As a librarian, conversations and actions around book banning are an every day occurrence. You fight the good fight, inform when you're able, and hope for the best. It's books like this one that I really appreciate adding into our collection so that people, especially younger library patrons, are informed about this issue and in turn feel like there is something they can do to stand up for their right to read.

This anthology brings together a band of banned authors to offer insight, perspectives, and resources around book challenges and bans aimed at a young adult audience. I found it incredibly accessible and loved seeing works from writers that I admire. Their resilience and dedication to their works and protecting others access to them is so palpable on the page. It hurts that books like these are necessary, perhaps with their rise we will see a more informed populous that maybe one day they won't be.