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  • The 10 most challenged books of last year
    Book-banning efforts have been aimed primarily at books with LGBTQ+ content and those by or about people of color. Here are the top 10 books that were targeted.
    04/12/2024 - 11:06 pm | View Link
  • Censorship Is a Hammer Looking for a Nail: PW Talks with Sam Helmick
    Sam Helmick, American Library Association, Iowa Library Association, LGBTQ, banned books, book banning, public libraries, school libraries, SF 495 ...
    04/12/2024 - 2:58 pm | View Link
  • 6 New Paperbacks to Read This Week
    The British author and barrister Caudwell, who died in 2000, also wrote detective stories. This newly reprinted third book in her series starring the Oxford professor Hilary Tamar, first published in ...
    04/12/2024 - 4:29 am | View Link
  • American Library Association reports 65% increase in challenged or banned books last year
    Eight of the ten most banned books last year, including the top five, were challenged in part for containing LGBTQIA+ representation.
    04/11/2024 - 5:52 am | View Link
  • American Library Association reports 65% increase in challenged or banned books last year
    National Library Week kicked off Monday with the release of ALA’s list of most challenged books in 2023. In all, 4,240 titles – up from about 2,500 in 2022, or a 65 percent increase – were ...
    04/10/2024 - 10:52 pm | View Link
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