Introduction Across the United States, a renewed wave of book challenges and bans has increasingly targeted young adult (YA) literature, particularly texts that explore race, gender identity, sexuality, mental health, and civic resistance. While debates over censorship in education are not new, the current scale, coordination, and politicization of these challenges have created urgent consequences … Continue reading The Right to Read: Crafting and Publishing Rationales for Banned Books by Remington M. Foust