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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...
Nearly 300 books targeted, banned in MO schools since new state law took effect in August
Springfield News-Leader via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn the wake of a new Missouri law making it a crime to provide books with "explicit sexual material"...
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...
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...
Fight back against groups banning books in Florida, read challenged titles
The Gainesville Sun via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Universe Bulletin, a newspaper that used to be published by the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland,...
Opinion: I taught English in Iowa. Here's what I know about 'controversial' books.
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 1 year ago"Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? - Who will watch the watchmen?" — the Roman poet Juvenal "Wherever...
Why Nashville's 'Freedom to Read' campaign and 'Banned Books' library card matter | Opinion
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 2 years ago“The freedom to read … is continuously under attack. Private groups and public authorities … are...
'It's embarrassing': 'Reading Rainbow' host LeVar Burton fires back at rise in banned books
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBook bannings are on the rise, and LeVar Burton isn’t having it. During an appearance on “The View”...
Brevard teacher's 'banned book' drive raises over $5,000, angers Moms for Liberty
Florida Today via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA Brevard teacher is running a “banned book” drive to get copies of challenged works of literature...
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...