Many of the books challenged in 2023 have been challenged on grounds of sexual content, and that is certainly true of New York Times-bestselling author Ellen Hopkins’Tricks, a novel about five troubled teens who fall into prostitution in their efforts to survive and make a place for themselve...
Banned Books Week, which was first held in 1982, celebrates the freedom to read as schools and libraries throughout Michigan and across the nation face rising challenges about banning books.
The number of books banned in American school districts is increasing,a new report by PEN Americahas found. Between July 2021 and June 2022, books were banned 2,532 times in public schools across the U.S., according to the nonprofit, which works to defend free expression...
Banned books in schools have been a source of controversy for decades. Many believe that censorship of books infringes on our first amendment rights to freedom of speech and freedom of the press. Others argue that certain books are inappropriate for younger readers due to their explicit content ...
about 20 percent over 2022, so far in 2023. The bright spot in this dark story is that these high-profile book bans have acted as a PR campaign for banned books, and also mobilized groups like ALA, ABA, PEN America into more emphatic action. Simon & Schuster has launched a new web...
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In fact, according to the organizers of Banned Books Week: ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedomdocumented 1,247 demands to censor library books and resources in 2023. The number of titles targeted for censorship surged 65% in 2023 compared to 2022, reaching the highest levels ever documented ...
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Bookstores around Chicago have also held events or offered discounts.Women & Children First Bookstore, at 5233 N. Clark St. in Andersonville, holds a Banned Books Group year-round on the second Monday of each month. According to the ALA, the top 10 most challenged books for last year, 2...