by Tina | Feb 16, 2025 | Latest News, TRS Blog
Oklahoma Bookstore Owner Fights Back Against Content Ban Proposal In Guthrie, Oklahoma, a local bookstore owner is raising the alarm over a proposed law she fears could lead to censorship and put independent booksellers at risk. Chelsea Richardson, owner of A Novel...
by Tina | Feb 15, 2025 | Latest News, TRS Blog
Love, Censorship, and Controversy: Why Romance Novels Keep Getting Banned What’s so dangerous about love stories? According to book bans sweeping U.S. schools, plenty. Romance novels—especially those aimed at young adults—are among the most frequently challenged books...
by Tina | Feb 14, 2025 | Latest News, TRS Blog
Sarah Jessica Parker Honored for Literary Advocacy by PEN America Actress, producer, and literary advocate Sarah Jessica Parker is set to receive PEN America’s Literary Service Award at the organization’s annual spring gala on May 15, 2025 according AP. Known for her...
by Tina | Feb 12, 2025 | Latest News, TRS Blog
AI Copyright Showdown: Judge Sides Against "Fair Use" Defense In a landmark case, Thomson Reuters has won its copyright battle against Ross Intelligence, marking the first U.S. court decision on AI and copyright infringement according to Reuters. The ruling could set...
by Tina | Feb 5, 2025 | Latest News, TRS Blog
Publishers and Authors Guild Sue Idaho Over Controversial Book Ban Law Six major publishers—Penguin Random House, Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Simon & Schuster, and Sourcebooks—have teamed up with the Authors Guild and a group of authors,...
by Tina | Feb 5, 2025 | Latest News, TRS Blog
The Fight for Romance: How Oklahoma’s Senate Bill 593 Threatens the Books We Love Romance readers, writers, publishers, and booksellers—we are facing a threat unlike anything we’ve seen before. Oklahoma’s Senate Bill 593 isn’t just a bill about obscenity laws—it’s a...
