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That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America

Part memoir, part manifesto, the inspiring story of a Louisiana librarian advocating for inclusivity on the front lines of our vicious culture wars.

Small-town librarian Amanda Jones has been called a groomer, a pedo and a porn-pusher. She has faced death threats and attacks from strangers and friends alike. When she stood up for diverse perspectives at a public library board meeting, she became a target for extremists using book-banning campaigns --- funded by dark money organizations and advanced by hard right politicians --- in a crusade to make America more white, straight and “Christian.” But Amanda Jones wouldn't give up without a fight. She sued her harassers for defamation and urged others to join her in the resistance.

Mapping the book-banning crisis occurring all across the nation, THAT LIBRARIAN draws the battle lines in the war against intellectual freedom, calling book lovers everywhere to rise in defense of our readers.

Audiobook available, read by Amanda Jones

That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America
by Amanda Jones

  • Publication Date: September 30, 2025
  • Genres: Memoir, Nonfiction
  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
  • ISBN-10: 1639737243
  • ISBN-13: 9781639737246