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It’s Banned Books Week 2024

Got a favorite book? Well, odds are good there’s someone out there in the United States who’d liked to see it censored, removed from libraries and bookstores, or pulped—especially these days. According to the American Library Association, “The number of … Continue reading

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It’s Banned Books Week 2023

Got a favorite book? Well, odds are good there’s someone out there in the United States who’d liked to see it censored or made completely unavailable—an unfortunate phenomenon that seems to grow larger with each passing year.  According to a March … Continue reading

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It’s Banned Books Week 2022

Got a favorite book? Well, odds are good there’s someone out there in the United States who’d liked to see it censored. According to a recent Publishers Weekly article, the American Library Association “reported 681 documented attempts to ban or restrict library … Continue reading

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It’s Banned Books Week 2021!

Got a favorite book? Well, odds are good there’s someone out there in the United States who’d liked to see it censored. And that’s where Banned Books Week comes in—an annual celebration of literacy in which the spotlight is shone on … Continue reading

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It’s Banned Books Week 2019!

Got a favorite book? Well, odds are good there’s someone out there in the United States who’d like to see it censored. And that’s where Banned Books Week comes in—an annual celebration of literacy in which the spotlight is shone on … Continue reading

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It’s Banned Books Week 2018!

Got a favorite book? Well, odds are good there’s someone out there in the United States who’d liked to see it censored. And that’s where Banned Books Week comes in—an annual celebration of literacy in which the spotlight is shone on … Continue reading

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It’s Banned Books Week 2017!

Got a favorite book? Well, odds are good there’s someone out there in the United States who’d liked to see it censored. And that’s where Banned Books Week comes in—an annual celebration of literacy in which the spotlight is shone … Continue reading

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It’s Banned Books Week 2016!

Got a favorite book? Well, odds are good there’s someone out there in the United States who’d liked to see it censored. And that’s where Banned Books Week comes in—an annual celebration of literacy in which the spotlight is shone … Continue reading

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Happy Banned Books Week!

Yes, it’s that time of year again when a spotlight is shone on the problem of censorship in United States libraries and bookstores. (In other words, books banned by prudes who are out to “protect the children.”) To quote the … Continue reading

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Happy Banned Books Week!

Yes, it’s that time of year again when a spotlight is shone on the problem of censorship in United States libraries and bookstores. (In other words, books banned by prudes who are out to “protect the children.”) To quote the … Continue reading

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