Book bans & school policy: Tennessee’s Age-Appropriate Materials Act is under fresh scrutiny after Knox County Schools pulled Alex Haley’s “Roots” over a rape-scene dispute—then reversed course after backlash, with lawmakers now weighing amendments. Library & publishing community: Chicago Public Library Foundation honors authors Gabriel Bump and Mo Willems as it marks major institutional milestones, including a new CPL branch opening on the Obama Presidential Center campus. Author events & local reading: Michigan Notable Author Jim Daniels brings his memoir-essays “An Ignorance of Trees” to Brighton District Library, with Q&A and signings. Literary culture & controversy: Italy’s independent publishers’ fair sparks a censorship row after organisers require an “anti-fascist” declaration from exhibitors, drawing criticism from Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. Book-to-screen & fandom: Netflix’s “One Piece” live-action gets a behind-the-scenes companion volume, while “Little Disasters” returns as a TV binge based on Sarah Vaughan’s novel. Remembering writers: Jane Yolen, whose “The Devil’s Arithmetic” became a Holocaust classic and a frequent banned-book target, has died at 87.