Penguin Random House sues Florida school district over book ban
Financial Times
23-05-17 16:19
Penguin Random House is suing Florida's Escambia County School Board, claiming the removal of books on LGBTQ+ themes and race was illegal, in a further battle against US political conservatives’ “anti-woke” actions. Penguin joined forces with a group of authors and PEN America after Escambia withdrew a series of books, including works by Toni Morrison, Kurt Vonnegut and Khaled Hosseini. The district, in the west of the state and bordering Alabama, is among those in Florida that have imposed measures limiting teaching in schools, colleges and other workplaces aimed at supporting diversity.