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Laura Anne Bird

Laura Anne Bird

Laura Anne Bird is the Wisconsin-based middle-grade author of Marvelous Jackson and Crossing the Pressure Line. She serves as Director of Communications and Collaborations for the Tall Poppy Writers and is a proud member of Authors Against Book Bans. ​ Join Laura on Instagram @laura_at_the_library, where she celebrates all things literary.

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Defending the Right to Read What We Want

Book banning has been a part of American culture for a long time. Back in 1851, for instance, Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin was banned and even burned for depicting the horrors of slavery.  But if it seems like book banning has gotten worse recently, you aren’t imagining that.…
Laura Anne Bird
October 6, 2025