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This Librarian Spoke Out Against Book Banning. Now She Fears for Her Life

Season 2024 Episode 7065 | 17m 54s

In honor of “Banned Books Week,” Hari interviews Amanda Jones, author of "That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America." Jones details the online and in-person abuse she experienced after speaking out against book bans.

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