Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Here are the stories we covered ourselves on Book Riot this week.
May isn’t the only librarian taking a run in politics, though. Several other librarians are up for election this year. Here’s who they are, where they’re running, what they’re passionate about, and why they believe other librarians should consider running for something. You’ll note that there’s a lack of librarians of color running for office–at least as far as I could find for the 2026 elections. This likely speaks to librarianship itself being a pretty white field. But as librarianship itself better diversifies, so, too, will the candidates feel empowered to run for office–but if you’re a librarian of color and have had the itch, may this be your sign that your voice, input, and desire for change matter and are valued.
The Supreme Court issued a ruling yesterday in Louisiana v. Callais that renders Louisana’s voting map invalid and effectively guts the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which prohibited racial discrimination in voting and called for federal oversight to prevent states with histories of disenfranchisement from enacting discriminatory election laws.
Here are five books to help you understand the background of the Voting Rights Act and the ways this ruling, the result of a decades-long effort by conservatives, will change the landscape of American democracy.
And for All Access members, here are all the interesting links we bookmarked that didn’t make the cut for full Today in Books coverage.
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