Banned Book News Roundup

Banned Books Week is September 25-October 2, so mark your calendars.  And in case you didn’t know, the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom, sponsor of Banned Books Week, has a Facebook page.

Planning to take your copy of Mein Kampf with you on your next trip to Toronto?  Maybe you should rethink that.

Glenn Beck’s heterosexual minions strike a blow for censorship in New Jersey . . . and the LGBT community fights back.

You’ve probably heard the phrase “banned in Boston.”  Do you know what’s behind it?

An English teacher’s thoughts on teaching banned books.

A mother’s complaint about manga in public libraries . . . and the library’s sensible response.

Childrens’ author “disinvited” from Texas literary festival, other authors withdraw in response.

This article about school library censorship in Missouri is not that interesting.  But the reader comments will give you a chilling look into the minds of those who would control what we read.

Ever hear the rumor about people trying to ban Where’s Waldo?  Apparently it’s not a rumor.  And here’s why.

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