> It's not like filling the school library up with stuff only published in the last 3 years is what we need to get kids reading. I’ve heard newer English liter

> It's not like filling the school library up with stuff only published in the last 3 years is what we need to get kids reading. I’ve heard newer English literature evangelized quite a lot since older English literature gets more and more Eurocentric the further back you go. Usually on political grounds, but also with the claim that newer literature is better and more relevant to especially diverse children’s lives.