What happens when freedom of expression comes under threat? In frank and wide-ranging interviews, historian and critic Leonard S. Marcus probes the experience of thirteen leading authors of books for young people.
A powerful photo essay on transgender teens is called anti-religious and anti-family. A meticulously researched primer on sex education stirs up accusations of pornography and child abuse. Picture books about two mommies (or two penguin daddies) set off a hue and cry. Two hugely popular children-s series run afoul of would-be censors, one for its scatological humour, the other because it-s deemed too scary. Kids- books that touch on race, sex, LGBTQ matters, the occult, -coarse language-, and more have found themselves under the scrutiny of those who challenge First Amendment rights.
Tune in as thirteen top children-s and young adult authors speak out about what it-s like to have your work banned or challenged in America today. Prompted by Leonard S. Marcus-s
