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kelly jensen

@heykellyjensen.bsky.social

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Senior Editor at Book Riot. Editor/Author of BODY TALK, HERE WE ARE, + (DON'T) CALL ME CRAZY. Former librarian. Anti-censorship advocate. Yoga teacher. Your favorite infernal witch. She/her. Library Journal Mover & Shaker in 2024.

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@heykellyjensen.bsky.socialNov 10, 2024, 7:30 PM Pinned

A massive thread of resources, history, information, and material to help you not only fight and understand book censorship but protect the incredible democratic institutions of public libraries and public education. This is updated regularly!

Image of the tops of books in a herringbone pattern. They are in a rainbow gradient. The center of the image has a green textbox with the words "Resources for fighting book censorship, library challenges, and more."
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@silverpebble2.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 11:14 AMReposted by @heykellyjensen.bsky.social

October leaf palette. If you zoom in to the colours and details it will dial down stress a little and help you recover if there's any angst for you later today (research has shown this)🍁🍂🌾🌿

Leaves from 6 different trees & shrubs collected in October and arranged to create a colour shift echoing a rainbow
@heykellyjensen.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 7:50 PM

Kafka and Metamorphosis jokes *always* land for me.

@raynewman.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 7:58 PMReposted by @heykellyjensen.bsky.social

That time someone dumped a toy house on the cemetery wall and, when I crouched a bit, some ✨ Hollywood Magic ✨ occurred.

A plastic dolls house sitting on a wall, taken from an angle which makes it look as if it might be one of the houses on the street.
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@prisonculture.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 6:32 PMReposted by @heykellyjensen.bsky.social

David Brooks contributed to this current fascist moment in the U.S. I don't know why people still give him a platform to spew his nonsense.

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@heykellyjensen.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 4:53 PM

Tubi is the best streamer if for no other reason than the absolute "throw it all at the wall and see what sticks" collection they have.

@laneyhawes.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 1:47 PMReposted by @heykellyjensen.bsky.social

Hey fellow Fellow Texans & Public school parents everywhere, you need to read this report! ⬇️ We need more of us to take a stand against outside forces coming in to dismantle our kids education. Censorship isn’t driven by parents, it’s driven by politicians & their activists.

@frankstrong.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 10:09 PMReposted by @heykellyjensen.bsky.social

We @txfreedomread.bsky.social had the opportunity to tell the Texas Senate’s Ed Committee, where book-banning bills SB12 & SB13 originated, what their laws have done to students in the state. Here’s what we told them:
franklinstrong.substack.com/p/what-we-to...

@heykellyjensen.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 9:39 PM

In the year of our hell 2026, there are still outlets posting all white book lists. Just embarrassing and shameful.

@heykellyjensen.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 9:28 PM

Couldn't include a single book by an author of color, @screenrant.bsky.social? Nothing...from the 2020s?

screenrant.com/best-horror-...

@heykellyjensen.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 2:10 PM

Yep! A very common and frustrating tactic.

If you haven't, this series from Aaron Blumberg is really eye-opening, too (& I'll have more on prison censorship soon): bsky.app/profile/heyk...

@heykellyjensen.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 2:00 PM

ThUs, that is.

@heykellyjensen.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 1:59 PM

This "baiter."

@heykellyjensen.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 1:47 PM

Do you even know what smut is? Don't answer that, baiter. Just know you don't get to tell me as a parent what my kid can or cannot read. You don't get to tell anyone else what their kids can read, either.

@heykellyjensen.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 1:07 PM

This pinned post has been updated! Banned Books Week annoys me because so much attention comes to this crucial constitutional issue for only 5-7 days. In an era when our freedoms are being attacked and books–and the people they represent–are disappearing, it's necessary to fight every single day.

@heykellyjensen.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 1:04 PM

Want to Fight Book Bans? Start Here.

No one is coming to save us, so we must do it ourselves. Here are 60+ small tasks to help defend the right to read in 2026 and beyond.

bookriot.com/how-to-fight...

@heykellyjensen.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 1:04 PM

How and Why to Support Independent Media.

bookriot.com/how-and-why-...

@heykellyjensen.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 1:04 PM

How to Check Your Sources.

In an era of rampant mis- and dis- information, this is a skill more important that ever, and even good outlets make mistakes not digging deep enough.

bookriot.com/how-to-check...

@heykellyjensen.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 1:03 PM

Utah Bans 7 More Books From All Public Schools; 44 Titles Now Banned Statewide

This is as of September 29, 2026, and still the case two weeks later. Expect more state-sanctioned bans in Utah soon.

bookriot.com/utah-bans-44...

@heykellyjensen.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 1:02 PM

“Weed On Purpose, Not Only After a Fight”: Florida Official Demands More School Book Bans

Where and how book bans in Florida are about to get even wider and wilder and why you need to care, no matter where you live.

bookriot.com/florida-educ...

@heykellyjensen.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 1:01 PM

“We Need To Tell The Story”: Literary Advocates Nationwide Reflect On Five Years of Relentless Attacks on the Freedom to Read

bookriot.com/book-censors...

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