That Book Is Dangerous!: How Moral Panic, Social Media, and the Culture Wars Are Remaking Publishing

by Adam Szetela

An alarming expos of the new challenges to literary freedom in the age of social media--when anyone with an identity and an internet connection can be a censor.

In the past decade and a half, there is no doubt that American literature, especially children's and YA literature, has become more inclusive--an important gain for social justice and minority representation. However, the movement for more diverse and sensitive books has also...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262049856
• ISBN13: 9780262049856
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 280 Pages