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In a comprehensive report on representation and racial equity in the trade book publishing industry, we found deep and persistent obstacles to bringing more titles by authors of color to commercial success. Read more:
https://pen.org/report/race-equity-and-book-publishing/

This year, a book about babies ended up on the #BannedBooks list in Florida. Our expert @jonfreadom explains how.
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