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TX bill HB900 compels vendors who sell books to TX schools to review & rate books for sexual content. Follett School Solutions has requested Publishers rate their own books. The AALA does NOT condone this, and urges publishers NOT to comply with this request. (1/2)

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"In a Blistering Opinion, Judge Officially Blocks Texas Book Rating Law” (via Publishers Weekly) publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/in…

"Lit Agent Landscape Diversifies Some as Anxieties over Book Business Grow" publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/in… via @publisherswkly

"Literary Agents Face Low Pay, Supplement With Side Gigs" lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2023/09/litera… via PublishersLunch

Read our full 2023 membership survey report here: aalitagents.org/aala-releases-…

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