Book of the Day: The Nation Must Awake: My Witness to the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 Click here to learn more about today’s book!

The Nation Must Awake: My Witness to the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921

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Book of the Day: The Catcher in the Rye Click here to learn more about today’s book!

The Catcher in the Rye

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Q: Is "The Hunting of the Snark" banned somewhere? A: "The Hunting of the Snark" by Lewis Carroll has faced censorship and bans in various countries. Specifically, it was banned in Yugoslavia and Italy for being "too radical" and was even burned by the Nazis. Additionally, there were attempts to ban it in certain districts of California due to its "morbid plot, crude language, and adult content". WhatsApp AI, 2025-12-09 Keywords: banned books | banned book | outdated attitudes | challenged books | challenged book

The Streisand effect is the challenged book's friend.

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Book of the Day: All Boys Aren’t Blue Click here to learn more about today’s book!

All Boys Aren't Blue

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Book of the Day: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn A Tree Grows in Brooklyn #bannedbooks #challengedbooks #books #whattoread #theknowledgeispowerlibrary #yabooks #youngadult #fiction #awardwinner #addictionrepresentation #socioeconomicdiversity #booksta #bookstagram #booktok #booksky

Book of the Day: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn #bannedbooks #challengedbooks #books #whattoread #theknowledgeispowerlibrary #yabooks #youngadult #fiction #awardwinner #addictionrepresentation #socioeconomicdiversity #booksta #bookstagram #booktok #booksky

Banned Books Week Celebrates Freedom of Expression & Reading | Chanticleer Banned Books Week (October 5-11) highlights the importance American's fundamental right to free expression and the freedom to read.

It's Banned Books Week! Go find one and read about the scary "dark side" of life. My favorite banned book is To Kill a Mockingbird. What's yours?

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I checked out my very first challenged book 42 years ago in the very library I now curate. The Catcher in the Rye got my attention because it was forbidden. My favorite challenged book is And Tango Makes Three. Beautiful story. What is your favorite challenged book? #BannedBooks #challengedbooks

Reviewer: Your book has
“TOO MANY PRONOUNS.”
We ALL know what that means. LOL haters gonna hate and Representation matters.
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Just finished reading. Fascinating and eye-opening

Library Board Votes To Move Some 'Challenged' Books Fairhope, Alabama thefairhopetimes.blogspot.com        OTHERS LEFT IN PLACE  After hearing individual reviews of each book and the recommendations from two-person board-member teams randomly-assigned to read them, the Fairhope library board of trustees voted Monday afternoon to relocate five books challenged in 2023 (under the previous standards) by patrons for alleged sexually-explicit content policy violations -- and to keep nine others in place.  The 14 books were also on a list sent from Alabama State Library Service director John Wahl pertaining to the suspension of state funding to the Fairhope library earlier this year, for violating new state policies adopted in 2024. Book titles relocated included: Boy Toy, Damsel, The Haters, and Tricks -- from teen to adult section. Beyond Magenta, Shine, Crank, Doing It, Identical, Lighter Than My Shade, The Handmaid's Tale, and Perks of Being A Wallflower were some left in the teen section after the evaluations determined they met current Fairhope library policy standards.    One book, Sex is a Funny Word, was moved to the 'parental shelf '-- still in the youth section.  Chairperson Randall Wright commented she felt like "The Sword of Damocles is hanging over our heads," no matter what was done some will still be unhappy. No members of the public spoke during the meeting but Elizabeth Williams of the local Read Freely Alabama organization told the Times after she was appreciative of the board members' hard work and hoped the ALS would now see fit to release the suspended funding. Library Board members are all unpaid volunteers. http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheFairhopeTimes

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#BookSky #WomenWhoWrite #ChallengedBooks #OctaviaButler Just finished reading. Have to say again how upset I am that it took me so long to discover her. She has a way of drawing you into every character she writes about. #BlackWomenWriters

Read more books!!! Read more banned books!!!
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A photo of the book The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon on a pastel background.

#bannedbookskyclub may read! I don't always read along with this club/feed, but this one has been on my list for a long time.
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Cover of Red Rising by Pierce Brown. Book 1 of the Red Rising Trilogy. Black cover with a red wing across the front.

Beginning the Red Rising Trilogy now by Pierce Brown.

This one has been banned or challenged in some school districts, as dystopian books often are.

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Well, I officially did not finish a series. I just couldn't not get through it.

I did my best, but some books just aren't for everyone.

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#ReadBannedBooks and buy physical copies of #BannedBooks and #ChallengedBooks, as many as you can while you still can, and hoard them for future generations.
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Gender Queer was the 2nd most challenged book in the US in 2024 according to the American Library Association

Gender Queer was the most challenged book in the US in 2023 according to the American Library Association

Gender Queer was the most challenged book in the US in 2022 according to the American Library Association

Gender Queer was the most challenged book in the US in 2021 according to the American Library Association

GENDER QUEER was the 2nd most challenged book in the US in 2024 per @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social's data after 3 years at 1st. Long post of thoughts & resources here: www.patreon.com/posts/banned... #bannedbooks #challengedbooks #NationalLibraryWeek #RightToReadDay #americanlibraryassociation

‘Living Beyond Borders’ Review: A Powerful Mosaic of the Mexican American Experience ‘Living Beyond Borders: Growing Up Mexican in America.’ Photo: Barnes & Noble Stories and essays about the Mexican American experience in the United States provide a vital perspecti…

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'Living Beyond Borders' Review: A Powerful Mosaic of the Mexican American Experience

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Children's books on a table

Book sharing box on a lawn post called a little free library, decorated with painted sunflowers.

Chalkboard with message, Blessings In Abundance.

Added to the library today, Sunday.📚
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I shipped/sold the last four books of Simply Scarlet that I had on stock and picked all these others up today! 💵 📕

Staff standing in front of a height chart backdrop, holding a sign reading "Caught Reading #ChallengedBooks #BannedBooks #FTRWeek #BPL" and holding the title Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe.

Staff standing in front of a height chart backdrop, holding a sign reading "Caught Reading #ChallengedBooks #BannedBooks #FTRWeek #BPL" and holding the title We Are Not Broken by George M. Johnson.

Staff standing in front of a height chart backdrop, holding a sign reading "Caught Reading #ChallengedBooks #BannedBooks #FTRWeek #BPL" and holding the title Underground to Canada by Barbara Smucker.

Staff standing in front of a height chart backdrop, holding a sign reading "Caught Reading #ChallengedBooks #BannedBooks #FTRWeek #BPL" and holding the title The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman.

Our staff believe in the freedom to explore all stories! 📚 Check out what #ChallengedBooks they were caught reading during this week’s Freedom to Read Week.

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Added three more to my banned / challenged books collection today 💙📚 #booksky #bannedbooks #challengedbooks

On top collecting in books being banned or have been attempted to get banned. I will alps update when as I finish reading them. I have more than these in my library space. 😆 #challengedbooks #bannedbooks

Officially starting my collection of #BannedBooks! All second hand and cost less than one book brand new ❤️ still on the hunt for more! #CensoredBooks #ChallengedBooks

Books are so incredibly important. #BannedBooks and #ChallengedBooks shouldn't exist. Don't read what you don't like. Don't try to take books away from everyone just because you don't like it.

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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Book 5
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I think the best we can do is give our young people a chance to make the best decisions possible by providing them with the information and the tools and the support they need. --Wes Moore

I finished The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore. It was an interesting enough book. It led to some thoughtful consideration on environment vs. others' expectations of you vs. self-determination and how all of these things are interwoven.

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