Amanda Jones Popular Books
Amanda Jones Biography & Facts
Amanda Jones is an American librarian and anti-censorship advocate. Jones has been heavily involved in anti-book banning movements in the state of Louisiana and throughout the US. In 2023, she was awarded the American Association of School Librarians' Intellectual Freedom Award and the American Library Association's Paul Howard Award for Courage, which honors "an individual who has exhibited unusual courage for the benefit of library programs or services." In 2022, Jones received national news coverage after filing a defamation and harassment lawsuit against a conservative political group, Citizens for a New Louisiana, its leader Michael Lunsford, as well as Ryan Thames, who operates the Facebook page "Bayou State of Mind". Biography Amanda Jones served as an educator in Louisiana for over twenty years. Jones had long been a vocal opponent to book censorship, arguing that book challenges have disproportionally targeted books with LGBTQ or BIPOC themes, characters, or authors. In July 2022, Jones spoke publicly against book censorship at a Livingston Parish Public Library Board meeting. After the meeting, multiple conservative organizations posted about Jones on their websites and social media pages. The Facebook page Bayou State of Mind posted an image of Jones which stated that she was "advocating teaching anal sex to 11-year-olds." Citizens for a New Louisiana posted an image of Jones with a red circle with a white border, resembling a target, with text reading "Why is she fighting so hard to keep sexually erotic and pornographic materials in the kid's section?" Following this, Jones began receiving harassing communications, had personal information posted on the internet, and even received death threats. In describing the case, The New York Times referred to Citizens for a New Louisiana as a 501(c)4 dark money group that can push political causes without disclosing its donors. In response to the harassment, Jones filed a lawsuit for defamation, where she requested punitive damages, as well as a temporary restraining order. In September 2022, a judge dismissed Jones' case on the grounds that she was a "limited public figure" and that the posts against her were opinions, therefore not defamatory. Despite losing the lawsuit, Jones gained support and recognition as one of the first librarians to seek legal recourse against book banning advocates. Following the publicity of the case, Jones has become a spokesperson for the anti-censorship movement, speaking across the United States on book censorship and intellectual freedom, as well as publishing a book on the topic. In 2022, Jones helped to create Louisiana Citizens Against Censorship, an organization in which she is executive director, as well as the Livingston Parish Library Alliance. Jones has lobbied against censorship legislation in Louisiana, specifically Louisiana Senate Bill 7 in 2023, to limit access to minors of material with "sexual conduct", and House Bills 414 and 545 in 2024, which would apply state obscenity law to libraries. The former was signed into law in June 2023. Awards and recognition In 2021, Jones was recognized by School Library Journal as School Librarian of the Year and made Library Journal's Movers and Shakers list. In 2023, Jones received numerous intellectual freedom awards including the American Association of School Librarians' Intellectual Freedom Award, and Louisiana Library Association's Alex Allain Intellectual Freedom Award. During the 2023 National Book Awards Ceremony, Oprah Winfrey praised Jones for her work stating "Amanda Jones started getting death threats, all for standing up for our right to read ... but she's not stopped fighting against book bans, or stopped advocating for access to diverse stories." Published works Jones, Amanda. That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America, Bloomsbury Publishing. The book is due for release in August 2024. ISBN 9781639733545 Jones, Amanda. "2021 School Librarian of the Year Amanda Jones Creates Lesson About Navigating Social Media" in School Library Journal, January 2, 2024. Jones, Amanda. "You're Gonna Hear Me Roar: Speaking out against Censorship Efforts in My Community." Knowledge Quest 51, no. 2 (2022): 18-23. References. Discover the Amanda Jones popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Amanda Jones books.
Best Seller Amanda Jones Books of 2024
-
The Making of the British Landscape
Francis PryorThis is the changing story of Britain as it has been preserved in our fields, roads, buildings, towns and villages, mountains, forests and islands. From our suburban streets that s...
-
ROAR
Bruce WagnerA new novel by Hollywood’s "master of satire."The myth of an epic, public lifeits triumphs and tragediesis a particularly American obsession. ROAR is a metafictional exploration of...
-
Running para vagos
Amanda C. O'JonesCómo empezar a hacer running desde cero. Un libro nada serio que le guiará o por lo menos le entretendrá.
-
The Society Of Sin
Sian Lacey TaylderAn erotic, Gothic thriller set in rural Dorset in the late 19th Century, a period when educated women were beginning to question their sexuality.The Society of Sin was conceived on...
-
Yes, You Belong To Me
Amanda JonesDecember. Sisters Anna and Sarah arrived at their friend’s to celebrate the holidays and meet the magic of the city which ‘ never sleeps ‘ .Is that why they are convicted to the br...
-
Just For The Summer
Judy AstleyWhether on holiday or dreaming of one, this is the perfect easygoing, cosy read to relax with. Brilliant for fans of Jenny Colgan, Milly Johnson and Trisha Ashley...'A great writer...
-
Christmas at Emmerdale
Pamela BellA wonderful Christmas gift for fans of ITV's Emmerdale and readers who love heartwarming and heartbreaking stories set in wartime.August 1914, and a terrible war begins, one that w...
-
The Lost
Mari Hannah'Nobody understands the many faces of cops better than Mari Hannah.' Val McDermid'Mari Hannah writes with a sharp eye and a dark heart.' Peter James'Thrilling, exciting and kept me...
-
Only a Mother
Elisabeth Carpenter'An addictive new talent' Helen FieldsONLY A MOTHER . . .Erica Wright hasn't needed to scrub 'MURDERER' off her house in over a year. Life is almost quiet again. Then her son, Crai...
-
Those Who Prey
Jennifer MoffettSadie meets The Girls in this riveting debut psychological thriller about a lonely college freshman seduced into joining a cultand her desperate attempt to escape before it’s too l...
-
Mama Talks to Germs
Amanda JonesWhen Mama gets a call that Pop Pop has a fever, she begins to teach her son about germs, how they spread and ways to stay safe and healthy. Together, they learn new ways to have fu...
-
If You Were Here
Alice Peterson‘If You Were Here is a moving and emotional story about facing a lifealtering dilemma headon and summoning the courage to cope with it' JILL MANSELL'A beautiful story about li...
-
Buried
Elle CroftYou're trapped underground with a serial killer.Would you save their life to protect your own?The ArtistNo one knows who The Sculptor is. A successful artist, whose works sell for ...
-
Anti-Social
Nick Pettigrew'AntiSocial is brutally honest, exceptionally funny and terribly sad a scything indictment of broken 21st century Britain. I could not put it down.' THE SECRET BARRISTER'A fascina...
-
Together
Julie CohenRICHARD AND JUDY SUMMER BOOK CLUB PICK 2018'This big, clever, tender and twisty love story reminded me of One Day & The Time Traveler's Wife' Erin Kelly, author of He Said, She...
-
The Man I Think I Know
Mike GayleAs seen on ITV in the Zoe Ball Book Club'Beautifully written, thoughtprovoking and completely charming.' Ruth Hogan'Mike Gayle is the king of touching, human stories, and this bigh...
-
Ronnie
Ronnie DrewThe late great Dubliner, Ronnie Drew, was six months into writing his biography when he was diagnosed with cancer. He had produced warm, witty and insightful material that made it ...
-
Young and Damned and Fair
Gareth RussellWritten with an exciting combination of narrative flair and historical authority, this biography of Henry VIII’s fifth wife, Catherine Howard, is “a stunning achievement” (The Sund...