- Dashka Slater lays down some truths about what it’s like to be a banned author. (Mother Jones)
- Ed Simon writes in praise of John Milton. (The Millions)
- Deborah Caldwell-Stone, Joyce, McIntosh, and Eric Stroshane explain what’s up with proposed book rating systems in very blunt terms. (Office of Intellectual Freedom, American Library Association)
- R. Nassor has thoughts about the role of tea in fantasy. (Book Riot)
- Emily White talks to Shelley Searle and Chelsea Major, who responded to efforts to ban books at the Meridian Public Library by stocking vending machines with banned books. (Idaho Press)
- Andrew Bauld reviews four cases about censorship and intellectual freedom heading to courts around the United States. (School Library Journal)
- Michelle Wildgen luxuriates in food writing. (LitHub)
- Ian Sample reports on the Lunar Codex Collection, a selection of tens of thousands of books headed for the moon. (The Guardian)
- …and a pair of censorship news round-ups, courtesy of Book Riot: July 28 and August 4
