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15 Banned Books That Deserve A Place On Everyone’s Reading List
Blavity via Yahoo News· 3 months agoBanning books isn’t anything new. Throughout history, authoritarian regimes have suppressed...
As Banned Book Week approaches, Middletown librarians discuss challenged works in 2022
The Newport Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMIDDLETOWN — People may not think of the local librarian as safeguarding their civil liberties and...
Florida book-banning: How one former inmate fought the law, and she won
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhen you think about Florida as "the banned books state," you're probably thinking about schools....
What the US can learn from apartheid-era book bans in South Africa
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBooks are often targeted when they are sympathetic to the oppressed. Eskay Lim / EyeEm via Getty...
A Visit to the Banned-Book Bus With a Scholar Who Helped Develop Critical Race Theory
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoKimberlé Crenshaw at the “Books Unbanned” tour’s final stop in Jacksonville, Fla., on Oct. 21, 2022....
The Shreve Memorial Library wants you to go on a blind date with a banned book
Shreveport Times | The Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe West Branch of the Shreve Memorial Library is offering patrons the opportunity to go on a blind date with a banned book as part of Banned Books Week. Books being banned is not new, but the ...
Keller schools say challenged books not ‘banned.’ They’re in ‘Parental Consent Area.’
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 2 years agoThe superintendent of Keller ISD released a statement clarifying that the books were never banned...
Justin Torres, Ned Blackhawk win National Book Awards as war, politics grab spotlight
LA Times via Yahoo News· 7 months agoL.A. author Justin Torres and Yale historian Ned Blackhawk were the big winners at the 74th National...
The school librarian in the middle of Louisiana’s war on libraries
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTHE INDEPENDENT’S BANNED BOOKS WEEK: The state’s top law enforcement officer, elected officials and...
Why are sharks stealing offshore fish catches? Add this theory to the list | FISHING ROUNDUP
Daytona Beach News-Journal via Yahoo Sports· 11 months agoEric Sander, it stands to reason, knows more about sharks than you, me and most of our friends...