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Book bans are surging — and taking an emotional toll on many authors
CNN via Yahoo News· 7 months agoWhile some book bans have led to higher sales, as seen with “Maus” and “The Hate U Give,” some...
‘Maus’ author Art Spiegelman: Book bans show ‘yearning’ for authoritarianism
The Hill via Yahoo News· 11 months agoArt Spiegelman, who authored Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel “Maus,” which has faced multiple...
Column: Book-banning is on the rise, as part of the far-right's assault on democracy
LA Times via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoArt Spiegelman's graphic novel "Maus," about his parents' experience during the Holocaust and as...
14 books that have been banned in schools
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe graphic novel "Maus" by Art Spiegelman was banned by a school board in Tennessee.Maro Siranosians/AFP/Getty Images Classic books and contemporary...
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...
Progressives are selective in their silence over books banned by schools | George Korda
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhen the McMinn County Board of Education banned the book "Maus" from an eighth-grade language arts...
Why you should read these 31 banned books now
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs journalists, it's our job to seek out the truth even when it's uncomfortable. We value diverse perspectives, are open to new ideas and respect...
Commentary: Are book bans unconstitutional? They are certainly political
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA student holds a sign that reads "Stop Book Banning" at a rally at a Florida school district...
'I read banned books': Tennessee library releases a library card to combat book bans
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNashville Public Library is protesting banned books by way of a bright yellow library card with a...
It's Banned Books Week, And Chances Are, Your Favorite Book Is On This List Of Books That Have Been...
BuzzFeed via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn 1987, Where's Waldo? was banned because one reader spotted a partially topless woman in one of...