Censorship & Banned Books

6+ hour, 22+ min ago   (539+ words) Banned Books Week — the annual observance that promotes the freedom to read, question, think and express ideas — wraps up this weekend with the theme “Let Books Be — Protect the Freedom to Read.” And yet … I have not always appreciated the…...

8+ hour, 36+ min ago   (274+ words) Tackling the taboo at the source Banned Books Week 2026 is nearing its end; the theme is “Let Books Be” about the Freedom to Read. I was hoping I’d have … The Nuance We Lack for Banned Books Week Tackling the taboo…...

14+ hour, 4+ min ago   (218+ words) Eddie Huang, best-selling author of “Fresh Off The Boat,” was at an event advocating against censorship last week when he learned his own book had been banned in Texas alongside more than 8,000 others. Nearly 12,000 books have been banned across the…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (101+ words) “Last Night at the Telegraph Club,” by Malinda Lo. “Sold,” by Patricia McCormick. Banned Books Week ran from Oct. 4-10 this year with the theme “Let Books Be. Protect the Freedom to Read.” The American Library Association launched this annual campaign…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (257+ words) DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — Banned books week is celebrated across the country each year during the first week of October. A study conducted by PEN America found that nearly 12,000 books were banned across the country during the 2025-2026 school year, which…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1105+ words) Florida has been at the center of the nationwide banned-books debate after leading the country in book bans for three years. While it was recently surpassed by Texas, the number of book bans in Florida is still growing, and local…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (384+ words) The banning of books has long been criticized, yet people still think seem to think that it's a good idea. You'll notice that some of the bans on this list are from within the last five or 10 years even. Yet,…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (241+ words) Books have always been a key part of the American cultural and social landscape, and thus have often become flashpoints in various culture wars. In fact, throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, certain books - even some we love - have been declared off-limits…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1091+ words) Just a few pages into the book, a man crouches in the bushes outside his home, baseball bat in hand, waiting for a jogger to pass. The illustrated panels leave no doubt about his intentions. A student in the Monadnock…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (202+ words) Thomas Hyslip lives in Tega Cay with his wife and daughter. After 27 years in the U.S. Army and Federal Law Enforcement, he retired to pursue his passion for teaching. Tom is now an Associate Professor of Instruction at the University of…...