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‘Reshaping American public education’: New study finds book bans are increasing at an alarming rate

By Mar 1st
‘The reception of my books is different now’: Author Grace Lin on the reality of book bans and their impact

By Feb 20th
‘Our situation is not hopeless’: Author Samira Ahmed shares her experiences and battles with book bans

By Feb 10th
‘Biden’s Book Ban Hoax’: Department of Education claims book bans are a ‘hoax’ and dismisses all complaints

By Jan 27th
‘I really hit a nerve with the Libs of TikTok’: CT Lawmakers face social media attack for proposing bill to prohibit book bans

By Jan 17th
‘… it has broader social costs as well’: Schools spent $3 billion last school year battling security threats, lawsuits, and staff turnover related to book bans

By Dec 17th
‘Do our police departments yet have Reading Compliance Officers?’: Satirical letter to the editor highlights dystopian nature of Utah’s book bans

By Dec 17th
‘Inclusion and love will always win’: TikTok rallies around blind author whose inclusive children’s book was banned

By Dec 10th
‘We’re red here, just to let you know’: Minnesota school district allows national conservative group to decide which books students can read

By Dec 10th
‘Let me ask what your qualifications are …’: The Daily Show’s Michael Kosta highlights the absurdity of serial book banners

By Dec 9th
‘They’re using people, and they’re dividing them’: Conservative non-profit raised $80k for Texas book ban case only for the funds to disappear

By Dec 3rd
‘I think it’s definitely a concern to Americans’: Anti-censorship advocates warn of potential nationwide book bans under Trump presidency

By Nov 22nd
Utah school districts pushed statewide book bans for books never checked out in their districts

By Oct 8th
Nassau County forced to admit children’s picture book pulled from schools was not ‘obscene’ in lawsuit settlement

By Sep 16th
Utahns throw a book-banning party and call on authors of banned books to ‘repent’

By Sep 3rd
Six major publishers sue the state of Florida in landmark book banning lawsuit

By Sep 3rd
Utah Releases First List of Books To Be Banned Statewide

By Aug 5th
‘To Be Destroyed’ Book Banning Doc Is Both Heartwarming and Distressing

By Jul 23rd
San Francisco Woman Fights Book Bans by Shipping LGBTQ+ Books to Conservative States

By Jul 2nd
High School Student Goes Viral for ‘Iconic’ Graduation Book Ban Protest

By Jun 4th