
Written by Ruth Suehle (Red Hat) Banned Books Week, held the last week of September each year since 1982, is an opportunity for libraries and bookstores to draw attention to censorship with challenged books. In the 29 years since the…
Written by Ruth Suehle (Red Hat) Banned Books Week, held the last week of September each year since 1982, is an opportunity for libraries and bookstores to draw attention to censorship with challenged books. In the 29 years since the…
On July 25, 2011, the Republic School District Board in southwest Missouri voted unanimously to ban Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse Five and Sarah Ockler’s Twenty Boy Summer from its curriculum and library. Banning books from libraries is nothing new, but across…
Source: Sofia News Agency – http://www.novinite.com and http://www.sofianewsagency.com Original Article Found Here Bulgaria is still plagued by chronic corruption and problems with free speech, according to the US Department of State‘s 2010 report on the state of human rights. The…
Source: Right Side News – By Marshall Frank Inch by inch. When my book “Militant Islam in America” first came out in 2006-2007, I arranged several appearances with a notable chain of book stores, where I already knew the managers,…
Source: My High School Journalism – By Michelle Robertson – Acalanes H.S. 219. That’s the number of times the word “nigger” appears in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. In 219 instances, this six-letter word is tucked into the novel’s pages,…
Source: The StarPhoenix – By Sean Trembath Authors, librarians and members of the public gathered at the Frances Morrison Library on Saturday for a celebration of literature that has been targeted for censorship. Shhhh! A Selection of Readings from Challenged…
Source: rabble.ca – By Ashley Gaboury While Freedom to Read Week kicks off here in Canada, writers in Italy face widespread censorship that threatens freedom of expression across the country. Over 50 authors in Italy have already been blacklisted, according…
Source: The Patriot Post – By Paul Greenberg It’s not enough that the professoriate has decided it can improve on Mark Twain‘s “Huckleberry Finn,” which is not only a great American novel but a popular nominee for The Great American…