The former host of ‘Reading Rainbow’ used to encourage kids to read books. Now he’s telling adults not to ban them ( www.cnn.com )
CNN —
As the National Book Awards came to a close on Wednesday, finalists for the prestigious literary prizes took the stage in New York to speak about the Israel-Hamas war, with others at the ceremony also choosing to address banned books.
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