Stewart Battles Book Bans at PRH

EMILY PÉREZ

In September 2024, during Banned Books Week, Penguin Random House (PRH) expanded its Intellectual Freedom Taskforce, a group dedicated to protecting the freedom to read, by naming Rosie Stewart senior manager of public policy. Stewart—who cofounded MOVE (Mobilize, Organize, Vote, Empower) Texas, an organization focused on empowering underrepresented youth communities through civic engagement, issue advocacy, and leadership development—comes to PRH most recently from the American Library Association’s Public Policy and Advocacy office, where she served as manager of grassroots communications. She recently spoke about her new job and what gives her hope. What are some highlights from your first months in this role? Highlights have been visits to libraries and bookstores. At PRH we did the Banned Wagon tour, and I got to go to the Milwaukee Public Library. We…

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