They always come for the books.
Because books are voices. Stories are history.
Let’s not lose them.
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#BannedBooks #Censorship #FreedomToRead #ProtectBooks #KeepReading #LiteraryFreedom

what's the most ridiculous book you've seen on a "challenged books" list that made you think "seriously, THIS is what we're worried about?"
#BannedBooks #BookCensorship #LiteraryFreedom #BookCommunity

what's a book you read that made you understand why some people are so terrified of letting kids think for themselves?
#BannedBooks #BookCensorship #FreedomToRead #LiteraryFreedom

what's a book you loved as a kid that you now realize was probably banned somewhere for being "too real"?
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teachers and librarians, what's the weirdest reason someone has given you for why a book is "inappropriate"?
#BannedBooks #BookCensorship #TeachersOfBlueSky #LiteraryFreedom

Warren County residents oppose library privatization contract over fiscal concerns Community members criticize proposed library contract citing it as a misuse of taxpayer funds.

Warren County residents are rallying against a controversial plan to privatize Samuels Public Library, fearing it could threaten access to diverse literature and misuse taxpayer funds.

Read the full story!

#WarrenCounty #VA #CitizenPortal #PublicAccess #CivicAccountability #LiteraryFreedom

Holocaust book, Maya Angelou's autobiography among nearly 400 items pulled from Naval Academy library in DEI purge A book on the Holocaust and Maya Angelou's autobiography were among the nearly 400 volumes removed from the U.S. Naval Academy's library this week.

And here I thought Farenheight 451 was pure fiction.

"They would never ban books over here"

How wrong was I? 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♀️

#HolocaustLiterature #MayaAngelou #NavalAcademy #DEIPurge #BookCensorship #DiversityInLiterature #CulturalHeritage #LiteraryFreedom #HistoricalEducation #PreserveKnowledge

Salman Rushdie Attacker Found Guilty Of Attempted Murder - IndiaWest Journal News Salman Rushdie Attacker Found Guilty Of Attempted Murder.

Salman Rushdie Attacker Found Guilty Of Attempted Murder

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Poignant And Chilling Testimony From Salman Rushdie - IndiaWest Journal News Poignant And Chilling Testimony From Salman Rushdie.

Poignant And Chilling Testimony From Salman Rushdie

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#headlines #breakingnews #trendingnews #viralnews #indiawest #news #SalmanRushdie #LiteraryFreedom #Censorship #ArtAndExpression #BraveryInWriting #VoicesOfResistance

Trial Begins For Salman Rushdie’s Attacker - IndiaWest Journal News Trial Begins For Salman Rushdie’s Attacker.

Trial Begins For Salman Rushdie’s Attacker

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Now is the time to buy banned books. Before Trump finds a way to make it illegal for US citizens to purchase them.

Buy them, gift them, donate them.

#BannedBooks #LiteraryFreedom #BookCensorship #ReadBannedBooks
#Censorship #StandAgainstCensorship

banned book club. | agirlonthego Join A Girl On The Go's Banned Book Club. Monthly selections of books banned across the country.

Have you joined the A Girl On The Go Banned Book Club yet? Join us for the new year! More information here!

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A Story for the Story Seekers

"If you’re here for more than just another post, you’re in the right place.

I’m here to share stories that don’t need approval, that don’t beg for clicks.

Stories that exist simply because they must.

Will you listen? #writing #storiesofthesoul #literaryfreedom"

Here’s to writing without a price, creating without expectation, and sharing without restraint.

I’m here to build worlds—no strings attached.

Will you walk these worlds with me? #writing #ArtForArt #LiteraryFreedom"