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Anytime you ban a book, you are on the wrong side of history, and sooner or later it will catch up with you,” said Ann ...

J is for Justice!” was sold out when Heidi Stevens clicked a link to buy, but she found a copy elsewhere, and it’s a delight.

The author of a widely banned book "This Book Is Gay" told Rolling Stone Magazine on Wednesday that the book is "definitely not pornographic," responding to the book’s critical reception from ...

A Banned Books Week display is at the Mott Haven branch of the New York Public Library in the Bronx borough of New York City on Saturday, October 7, 2023. The organization Authors Against Book Bans ...

When PEN America emailed me, I was excited. The organization, whose mission is to protect the freedom to write, was looking for volunteers to code banned books. The goal was clear: Identify what types ...

There were 6,870 separate instances of book bans across 23 states due to “sexually explicit” or “un-American” material during the 2024-2025 school year, according to PEN America. These bans are ...

Paperbacks and plastic cups of red wine in hand, a group of six adults at Virginia-Highland Church met to discuss one of the most frequently banned books of all time. They read “The Bluest Eye” by ...

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... I got a call today from an author friend. He’s distraught. “What’s wrong?” I ask. “My books—they haven’t been banned.” “So—that’s good, ...

New PEN America report analysed 3,743 unique titles removed from libraries and classrooms and found books about activism and social movements were targeted ...

WASHINGTON — This week marks Banned Books Week, an annual celebration of literature that has drawn the ire of governments around the world. The American Library Association puts on the weeklong event ...

“Anytime you ban a book, you are on the wrong side of history, and sooner or later it will catch up with you,” said Ann ...