On Monday, Popular Information reported that Scholastic is facilitating the exclusion of books that feature people of color or LGBTQ characters from its book fairs. The company, under pressure from right-wing ideologues, has created a collection of these titles and is offering school officials the ability to remove all of them. Our report broke the news on what books are being targeted, a list that includes biographies of civil rights icon John Lewis and Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. 

Here's an update on what's happened since:

1. The story was picked up by numerous major media outlets, including The New York Times, CNN, NPR, CBS, Insider, The Daily Beast, The Daily Mail, and The Intercept. 

2. Librarians across the country are protesting Scholastic's policy, with some deciding to cancel their Scholastic book fairs. Several of Scholastic's authors are also publicly criticizing the company.

3. PEN America, one of the nation's leading non-profits dedicated to free expression, has written an open letter to Scholastic calling on the company to end the policy. 

We'll keep you updated as this story develops. 

Today, however, I want to hear from you. What's on your mind? What topics should be on Popular Information's radar? You can leave your thoughts in the discussion thread linked below, starting now. I’ll be dropping by later today to answer any questions. 

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