Since she was little, Iris Mogul has always loved reading.
When The 16-year-old junior at the Academy Academy for Advanced Academics in South Florida learned that her English teacher was considering not teaching a Toni Morrison book because of the state鈥檚 political environment, she decided to start a .
There were schools last year, according to a list released by the Florida Department of Education. Nationally, the American Library Association found that the number ofbooks facing challenges for censorshipis up for the first eight months ofthis year compared to2022. That includes more than 800 books inschool districts across 37 states.
Author Carl Hiaasen knows this landscape all too well. The longtime Miami Herald national columnist and author has witnessed several of his books be removed from schools, prisons, and libraries. He鈥檚 already had several events canceled on the nationwide tour of his latest young adult book,
We talk with Carl and Iris about the banned book environment. And we鈥檒l hear from Arlington County鈥檚 librarian about the challenges of their work.
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