Por: Chicago Tribune Opinion September 22, 2022
Congratulations to this year’s notable authors of banned books. According to the Chicago-based American Library Association, whose Office for Intellectual Freedom keeps track of such things, schools and public libraries are headed toward another record-breaking year of attempts to ban or otherwise challenge books. As a fellow scrivener, I offer my congratulations to those authors as my way of expressing both sympathy and admiration. Sure,... + full article
The Daily Beast USA Nation September 23, 2022
More than 1,600 different books were banned from schools and public libraries during the last academic year, as parents and community members across the country continued to raise hell over works that address cultural identities, racism, homophobia, and abuse.Many of the... + más
Author speaks out as his book becomes one of the most banned in the US | ABC News
Ohio Republicans want schools to tell parents about 'sexually explicit content' | 10 WBNS
ABC News USA Nation September 21, 2022
Author George M. Johnson has found himself at the center of a culture war over what kids can read.Johnson’s memoir, “All Boys Aren’t Blue,” which chronicles his experience growing up as a Black queer man, is the second most banned book in the U.S. and has been taken off... + más
It’s Banned Books Week — and these bookstores are hiding challenged books for their readers to find | The Boston Globe
School book bans and challenges, at record highs, are rising again | The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe USA Nation September 20, 2022
Attempts to ban books from school libraries in America are on track to rise again this school year, after reaching historic highs last year, a pair of national reports has found.The studies, released over the weekend by the American Library Association, known as ALA, and PEN... + más
Book ban efforts surging in 2022, library association says | ABC News
Book ban efforts surging in 2022, library association says | Associated Press
Associated Press USA Life September 19, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) — The wave of attempted book banning and restrictions continues to intensify, the American Library Association reported Friday. Numbers for 2022 already approach last year’s totals, which were the highest in decades.“I’ve never seen anything like this,”... + más
With Indiana's ban now in effect, patients seeking abortion have to travel even further | ABC News
The Boston Globe USA Life September 19, 2022
Keep your eyes peeled (and your minds open): Sept. 18-24 is Banned Books Week, and a group of bookstores is hiding free copies of banned and challenged books around Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard.Because the stores want these books to be found, it’s not so much a treasure... + más
In an era of banned books and struggling indie retailers, a nod to Barefoot Books: The local children’s bookseller celebrates 30 years in business this fall. Their catalog is gorgeously illustrated and thoughtfully written, highlighting diversity and inclusion. Over the years,... + más
Jody Rose and Jeff Bussgang are tackling tech’s diversity problem | The Boston Globe
ABC News USA Life September 18, 2022
NEW YORK -- The wave of attempted book banning and restrictions continues to intensify, the American Library Association reported Friday. Numbers for 2022 already approach last year's totals, which were the highest in decades.“I've never seen anything like this,”... + más
Louisiana's abortion ban will remain blocked as the state appeals court decision | The Advocate
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