It's Banned Books Week. Here's what you need to know
The annual event is meant to bring the book community together in support of literature and the need for having free and open access to information.
Book censorship reports show a mixed picture when it comes to U.S. book challenges
In observance of Banned Books Week, the American Library Association and PEN America released reports on book censorship across the country.
Banned Books Week starts with mixed messages as reports show challenges both up and down
Challenges have surged to record highs over the past few years, and the 2024 totals so far still exceed the ALA’s numbers before 2020.
It's Banned Books Week. How to get your hands on challenged books in Indiana
The annual event is meant to bring the book community together in support of literature and the need for having free and open access to information.
'Banned' author to read from novel as part of National Banned Book Week
A San Diego native will Monday give a special reading of his book, banned by an Arizona school district in 2012, as part of National Banned Book Week.
What to know about Banned Books Week
“If access to a book is restricted, even for a short period of time, that is a restriction of free speech and free expression,” said Kasey Meehan, director of PEN America's Freedom to Read program. Regardless of statistical differences ...
These are the most banned books, topics last year: PEN America
Banned Books Week kicked off Sunday across the nation, uniting authors, readers, librarians and more in the effort to combat what some data shows as a rise in censorship.
Banned Books Week begins with reports showing challenges both up and down
Two new reports provide a mixed but compelling outlook on the wave of book removals and challenges as the annual Banned Books Week begins for schools, stores and libraries nationwide.
More than 1,100 books banned from TN school libraries: survey
More than 1,100 books have been banned from Tennessee school library shelves after a wave of state laws passed, dictating what materials are inappropriate.
PEN America Finds New State Laws Are Supercharging School Book Bans
In the 2023-2024 school year, state legislation was “particularly critical in accelerating book bans,” the report states, “making it easier to remove books from schools without due process, or in some cases,
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The five best mystery novels to read this season
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Read Together Palm Beach County book announced - and it's 'that octopus book'
The 2022 debut novel from Shelby Van Pelt has been wildly popular. The Literacy Coalition announced its choice Thursday in ...
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Bill Gates Reveals The 4 Life-Changing Books He Read Twice
Turtles All The Way Down is the story of a high school student, Aza Holmes. When a local billionaire goes missing, Aza and ...
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The 20 Best Books to Read After Finishing A Discovery of Witches
So if you've already finished the A Discovery of Witches novels and are looking for your next read, try these 20 books: In V.E. Schwab's Shades of Magic trilogy, there are four parallel ...
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18 Art Books to Read This Fall
Poems inspired by Hilma af Klint, a fictional account of Peggy Guggenheim’s life, and the first biography of Algerian artist ...
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Books like ACOTAR: Spicy fantasy books to read after ‘A Court of Thorns and Roses’
Readers praise the books as fast-paced reads, despite the five-part series being a whopping 2,896 pages. Tore through ...