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SOLD - We Have A New Owner

SOLD - We Have A New Owner

We are genuinely excited to be handing the reins of The Banned Book Shop to the esteemed Dr Santarvis Brown. We could not be happier to have someone as passionate...

SOLD - We Have A New Owner

We are genuinely excited to be handing the reins of The Banned Book Shop to the esteemed Dr Santarvis Brown. We could not be happier to have someone as passionate...

International Focus - Australian Author Censorship at Writers Festival

International Focus - Australian Author Censors...

When Literature Gets Silenced: The Adelaide Writers’ Week Controversy and What It Means for Free Expression The literary world is in uproar this week after a major cultural institution in...

International Focus - Australian Author Censors...

When Literature Gets Silenced: The Adelaide Writers’ Week Controversy and What It Means for Free Expression The literary world is in uproar this week after a major cultural institution in...

Why We Love Libraries — and Why You Should, Too

Why We Love Libraries — and Why You Should, Too

In an age when access to information and diverse ideas is increasingly under threat, the importance of libraries has never been clearer. That’s where I Love Libraries comes in — a...

Why We Love Libraries — and Why You Should, Too

In an age when access to information and diverse ideas is increasingly under threat, the importance of libraries has never been clearer. That’s where I Love Libraries comes in — a...

Writing the Truth: Ellen Hopkins, the Most Banned Author in America, Speaks Out.

Writing the Truth: Ellen Hopkins, the Most Bann...

At a time when book bans are sweeping across schools and libraries in the United States, one author’s name continues to rise to the top of the most challenged lists,...

Writing the Truth: Ellen Hopkins, the Most Bann...

At a time when book bans are sweeping across schools and libraries in the United States, one author’s name continues to rise to the top of the most challenged lists,...

Little Rebels vs. Llano County: The Texas Book Battle That Made Us Cheer

Little Rebels vs. Llano County: The Texas Book ...

When public officials play censorship cowboys, readers saddle up and fight back In a story that sounds like it was ripped straight from a dystopian novel (or, say, Fahrenheit 451),...

Little Rebels vs. Llano County: The Texas Book ...

When public officials play censorship cowboys, readers saddle up and fight back In a story that sounds like it was ripped straight from a dystopian novel (or, say, Fahrenheit 451),...

Florida school district pulls dictionaries for ‘sexual conduct’ descriptions

Florida school district pulls dictionaries for ...

In a move that has sparked considerable controversy, the Escambia County School District in Florida has pulled dictionaries and encyclopedias from its library shelves for review. This action is part...

Florida school district pulls dictionaries for ...

In a move that has sparked considerable controversy, the Escambia County School District in Florida has pulled dictionaries and encyclopedias from its library shelves for review. This action is part...