Big Bookish News! Scholastic Diverse Book Display Opt-Out, St. Martin's Press Boycott, Delayed Award Ceremony for Palestinian Author Adania Shibli

<p><strong>Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week&#39;s episode, Danielle and Deirdre are back with another bookish news episode! This is our Halloween episode, but the topics we wanted to cover needed a more serious tone, so please prepare yourselves accordingly. If you aren&#39;t watching the video version on YouTube, you are missing out on some really stunning visuals. Want your voice heard in any of these conversations? You can send us a DM or comment on our Instagram @booksonthebrainpodcast! You can also send us an email at booksonthebrainpod@gmail.com We upload weekly on Wednesdays, and you can find us individually Deirdre (she/her) @deirdrerosemorgan on Instagram &amp; TikTok, Danielle (she/her) @d.j.books on Instagram</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="http://mediaroom.scholastic.com/press-release/message-scholastic-book-fairs">http://mediaroom.scholastic.com/press-release/message-scholastic-book-fairs</a> </p> <p><a href="https://pen.org/press-release/scholastic-urged-o-explore-other-options-instead-of-limiting-or-partitioning-diverse-book-titles-at-school-book-fairs/">https://pen.org/press-release/scholastic-urged-o-explore-other-options-instead-of-limiting-or-partitioning-diverse-book-titles-at-school-book-fairs/</a> </p> <p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/10/19/scholastic-book-fair-diverse-titles-separate/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/10/19/scholastic-book-fair-diverse-titles-separate/</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/10/25/scholastic-optional-diverse-collection-apology/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/10/25/scholastic-optional-diverse-collection-apology/</a></p> <p><a href="http://mediaroom.scholastic.com/press-release/update-scholastic-us-book-fairs">http://mediaroom.scholastic.com/press-release/update-scholastic-us-book-fairs</a> </p> <p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/07/19/textbook-publishers-florida-critical-race-theory/?itid=lk_inline_manual_36">https://www.washingtonpost.co