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The article focuses on the free ebook access provided by Brooklyn Public Library's (BPL's) Books Unbanned Team to teens and young adults defying rising book challenges across the U.S. in 2022. Topics discussed include number of instances of individual books being banned listed by the freedom of expression nonprofit PEN America's Index of School Book Bans from July 2021 to June 2022, the launch of Books Unbanned campaign by BPL on April 12, 2022, and the partnership between BPL and PEN America.

The article focuses on the popularity of webtoons, a digital comic usually meant to be read on a smart phone, tablet, or web browser. Topics discussed include background on the concept of webtoons, romance as the fastest-growing webtoon genre according to Rom Akel, co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Rocketship Entertainment and head of content at Webtoon from 2015 to 2018, and Stephen McCranie's "Space Boy" as one of the first webtoons to get traction in print.