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Publishers are acquiring fewer queer books due to U.S. book bans: Report | Xtra Magazine

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LGBTQ2S+ authors say they are seeing increases in rejections from publishers and significant decreases in royalties

Book publishers are slowing down their acquisitions of LGBTQ2S+ titles in response to spikes in book bans across the country, according to a new report from The Hill . Queer books in children’s and young adult age groups are among the most targeted, with editors and authors telling the publication that they have seen lower sales due to book bans and a growing moral panic about DEI and the “indoctrination” of young people. The banning of queer books has been a growing trend since Trump’s first term, but it’s skyrocketed in recent years—particularly in the case of books for young readers. PEN Am

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