Shortly after the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, the Frankfurt Book Fair cancelled an award presentation for Palestinian novelist Adania Shibli. It would hold the ceremony at a different time, it said – in a “less politically charged atmosphere.” It was a bad decision, and it was just the beginning. As the atmosphere has become only more politically charged, the cancellations – official or stealth – are piling up. Popular Quebec children’s author Elise Gravel recently had her books moved to closed stacks at Montreal’s Jewish Public Library. This followed her posts about the devastation in Gaza, including one...