Books are inherently political, they say, so are the spaces online where discussions about said books take place. Victoria Aveyard argues that by ignoring the political nature of books, we lose critical engagement.
Banning books is also a political reality. According to PEN America and the American Library Association, conservative groups tend to target books written by or about marginalized groups.
We're seeing organized political attacks on our libraries and on our school libraries, intending to limit books to what is politically approved, morally approved, that fits the narrow agenda of the groups bringing these challenges.
When did BookTok become political?," one creator laments, expressing frustration over reader-unfollow parties, highlighting the discord over whether BookTok should be a purely recreational space.
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