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What to know about the 9 most challenged books in Iowa schools, from 'Tricks' to 'Lawn Boy'
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 9 months agoPart of an occasional series Over the past three years, parents and community members have...
Authors of most banned books in the U.S. speak up: 'We can’t take these freedoms for granted'
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHarassment. Death threats. Accusations of pedophilia. We’re not talking about a prison yard but...
The 13 most banned books of 2022: 'Gender Queer' tops library association's list for second year
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIt's not your imagination, and it's not fearmongering: Books, and our free and ready access to them,...
Books challenged in Iowa schools frequently tell stories of LGBTQ, Black and brown people
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 8 months agoPart of an occasional series Waverly Zhao wonders how students are supposed to understand freedom...
How many ‘indecent’ books will be banned statewide after new Utah law takes effect in July?
Utah News Dispatch via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoCurrently there are more questions than answers about how many books will actually be banned...
‘The Hate U Give’ was banned from check-out at MS libraries. Now it’s back on shelves.
Biloxi Sun Herald via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMississippi author Angie Thomas has sold millions of copies of her books, but the Mississippi...
Banned book authors say new wave of censorship is most dangerous yet
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoStory at a glance More than 1,600 individual book titles have been banned from school classrooms or...
Joe Blundo: Welcome to Book Censors of America, where we judge a book by its cover
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWelcome to the monthly meeting of the Book Censors of America. What do we fear? Books. Why do we...
Indianapolis author John Green's debut novel listed among most banned in 2022
IndyStar | The Indianapolis Star via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJohn Green's 2006 novel, "Looking for Alaska," has been published in more than 30 languages and...
Johnson County school district keeps removing books after one mom keeps complaining
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNo one challenged any book in the Gardner Edgerton district for at least a decade — until this...