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Authors sue Utah officials over book bans and more on Behind the Headlines

By Tom Williams
Published January 9, 2026 at 3:53 PM MST
A collection of books by authors Kurt Vonnegut, Amy Reed, Elana K. Arnold, and Ellen Hopkins.
The Salt Lake Tribune

Salt Lake Tribune reporters Carmen Nesbitt, Paighten Harkins, and Leia Larsen join UPR’s Tom Williams to talk about the week’s top stories, including bestselling authors suing Utah officials over book bans.

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Tom Williams worked as a part-time UPR announcer for a few years and joined Utah Public Radio full-time in 1996. He is a proud graduate of Uintah High School in Vernal and Utah State University (B. A. in Liberal Arts and Master of Business Administration.) He grew up in a family that regularly discussed everything from opera to religion to politics. He is interested in just about everything and loves to engage people in conversation, so you could say he has found the perfect job as host “Access Utah.” He and his wife Becky, live in Logan.
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