Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Here are the biggest headlines from last week. Sold was published in 2006, and it is about a 13-year-old girl who is sold into sex slavery in India. In 2023, Patricia McCormick wrote an article in The New York Times titled “ My Book Is Horrifying. My Book Is a Lifeline. My Book Is Banned. ” In it, she describes how the book is based on interviews she had with girls in India and Nepal who were sold into slavery. Sold includes a description of a 13-year-old being sexually assaulted by an older man—which book banners erroneously claimed was “pornography.” Independent Bookstores Make Quiet Comeback as Big Chains Dominate Retail The past couple of years have felt like Big Business is winning, so I’m pleasantly surprised to see that indie stores are the ones actually having a moment .…