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War of words: The fight over banning books – CBS News
By Martha Teichner, April 23, 2023 / 9:32 AM / CBS News Sunday MorningWar of words: The fight over banning books “Catch-22,” Kurt Vonnegut’s “Cat’s Cradle,” “The Great Gatsby,” Toni Morrison’s “Beloved,” “Lord of the Flies,” “To Kill a Mockingbird” … classics, and every one of them banned in some places. Said Deborah Caldwell-Stone, director…
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American Library Association Names 2022’s Most Banned Books | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine
As book censorship soared, titles with LGBTQ themes were the most targeted By Teresa Nowakowski, Daily Correspondent, April 25, 2023 Maia Kobabe’s graphic novel Gender Queer: A Memoir documents Kobabe’s coming out as nonbinary and asexual. Since the book’s publication in 2019, readers have been regularly reaching out to Kobabe to express their appreciation for…
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Banned and Challenged: Restricting access to books in the U.S. : NPR
A series on books that are facing challenges to their placement in libraries in some areas around the U.S. Special Series Banned and Challenged: Restricting access to books in the U.S. First in series… Author George M. Johnson: We must ensure access to those who need these stories most January 11, 2023 • All Boys…
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Report finds increase in attempts to ban books | KPBS Public Media
By Jade Hindmon / KPBS Midday Edition Co-Host, Andrew Bracken / Producer, KPBS Midday Edition Published September 19, 2022 at 4:03 PM PDT A new report from the American Library Association found a rise in the number of book banning attempts throughout the country. To help counter the trend, libraries this week are commemorating Banned Books Week,…
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Book banning is one step away from book burning | Editorial – Sun Sentinel
By Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Apr 14, 2022 at 3:52 pm The book-burning began only 100 days after Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany in 1933. Torchlight parades in 34 university towns led to bonfires where more than 25,000 volumes went up in flames for being “un-German.” Among them were the works of Germans Thomas…
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New York Public Library makes banned books available for free : NPR
By Deepa Shivaram, April 15, 20225:18 PM ET In response to the more than 1,500 books challenged to be removed from libraries in the last year, the New York Public Library launched an effort to make some banned books available for everyone — for free. The initiative is called Books for All and allows any…
