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9 Shocking Books You Won’t Believe Are Banned

It’s Banned Books Week, launched in 1982 in response to the sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in libraries, bookstores, and schools. The annual, week-long event highlights the value of free and open access to information and brings together the book community in efforts against censorship. Lists…
Megan Beauregard
September 26, 2024
Miscellany

13 Authors on Banning Books and Censorship

BookTrib is partnering with Bookish to bring you more great content. It’s Banned Books Week, an annual celebration of the right to read. Launched in 1982, Banned Books Week was a response to an increase in the number of books being challenged by groups and individuals. Here, we’ve rounded up the perspectives of thirteen authors—from…
Bookish
September 27, 2017
MiscellanyPop Culture

Banned Books Week Exposes the Dangers of Censorship

By focusing on efforts across the country to remove or restrict access to books, this week’s celebration of Banned Books Week once again is drawing national attention to the harms of censorship. This year, Banned Books Week is focusing on the theme, “Censorship Leaves Us in the Dark,” urging everyone…
BookTrib
September 25, 2019