George M. Johnson’s new memoir hits shelves on Nov. 10. The very next night, the author of America’s most banned book will be in Salt Lake City, in America’s most book-banned state. You can’t make this stuff up. “It was getting a…
The defense of book banning goes against the free society we live in. As a civil Libertarian, the mere thought of any book being banned is something that makes my blood boil. That also goes for movies, records, television shows,…
Editor’s Note—October is banned book month, which usually involves liberal bookstores extolling the virtues of books like The Handmaid’s Tale that have never been banned in any meaningful way. However, there’s an entire library of books that have been…
The new fiscal year began Oct. 1. Libraries that had not yet adopted compliant policies could still receive full funding by doing so by June 30, 2027, the Political Reporter reported. The complaint, case No. 2:26-cv-00916, calls the rule unconstitutional on its face under…
About FAQs Join Internship California Voter Guide When I researched book bans for my AP Seminar research report, I discovered a troubling pattern. Nearly 80% of all book challenges and censorship requests are directed at school classrooms and libraries. The American…
Updated on: November 18, 2021 / 1:16 PM EST / CBS News George M. Johnson always knew something like this would happen. Johnson's book, "All Boys Aren't Blue," is just one of many works from queer authors that have been removed from several libraries at public…
DAYTON — A bookstore in Downtown Dayton is fighting the city to stay open. The city threatened to shut Rabbit Hole Books, claiming it didn’t meet building code, so the building’s owner put in a door over the weekend. “Now we…
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By the President of the United States of America "Books," Thoreau once wrote, "are the treasured wealth of the world, the inheritance of generations and nations." In the love of books and the accumulated learning they represent lie the heritage…
A locally owned bookstore in Newark was the scene of an unfortunate incident of Friday night causing property damage. On Friday, October 23, around 7 p.m. a man entered Holland’s Book Nook located inside the Newark Arcade at 31 N 3rd St Unit 9 & 11, and began…
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