(GAINESVILLE, Fla.) – Lauren Groff is a New York Times bestselling author and one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2024. She co-owns with her husband Clay Kallman The Lynx bookstore in Gainesville, where they advocate for banned and challenged books.
Groff spoke with The Click about book bans in Florida and why she believes literature is for everyone.
This interview has been edited for length and clarity…