Will Book Bans Come to Nashville?
Tennessee ranks third in the nation in book banning — and it’s already happening in Rutherford County, right next door. Could it happen in Nashville? Christina Soontornvat, an award-winning children’s book author who also leads the Tennessee chapter of Authors Against Book Bans, joins host Marie Cecile Anderson to explain what’s happening, why current state legislation is complicating matters, and how parents and community members are responding.
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