The Book Faire: Children's Literature for Grownups
Aug 19, 2026 · 23 min · 14 segments
The episode covers new book releases, anti-book ban laws in Massachusetts, book ban legislation in Canada, Texas, and Wyoming, and the rejection of a Texas-focused curriculum in Colorado. It also…
Before this episode begins, over the next couple of months, I am looking specifically for parents, educators, and librarians whose lives or whose children's lives have been personally impacted by book bans.
If you have a story you are willing to share publicly and to appear on camera using a first name basis, please reach out to bookfairpod@gmail.com, subject line Banned Books Week.
[upbeat electronic music] Welcome to the Book Fair Podcast.
My name is Anthony, and the new school year is underway.
This week, we have a new picture book translation, a look at the new Massachusetts law protecting access to books, Colorado rejects a Texas-focused curriculum, and a Canadian library estimates adopting systems to comply with recent book banning laws will cost local taxpayers a hundred thousand dollars.
Coming this Friday, we will have an interview with Barbara Carroll Roberts, author of When George Washington Bowed to the New Nation.
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Before this episode begins, over the next couple of months, I am looking specifically for parents, educators, and librarians whose lives or whose children's lives have been personally impacted by book bans.
If you have a story you are willing to share publicly and to appear on camera using a first name basis, please reach out to bookfairpod@gmail.com, subject line Banned Books Week.
[upbeat electronic music] Welcome to the Book Fair Podcast.
My name is Anthony, and the new school year is underway.
This week, we have a new picture book translation, a look at the new Massachusetts law protecting access to books, Colorado rejects a Texas-focused curriculum, and a Canadian library estimates adopting systems to comply with recent book banning laws will cost local taxpayers a hundred thousand dollars.
Coming this Friday, we will have an interview with Barbara Carroll Roberts, author of When George Washington Bowed to the New Nation.
