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Sep 16, 2022 · By Alexandra Alter and Elizabeth A. Harris. Sept. 16, 2022. Attempts to ban books are accelerating across the country at a rate never seen since tracking began more than 20 years ago, according...
Jan 29, 2022 · Banning books is a shortcut that sends us to the wrong destination. As Ray Bradbury depicted in “Fahrenheit 451,” another book often targeted by book banners, book burning is meant to stop ...
2 days ago · Whereas antisemitism in the literary world used to lurk in the shadows, according to the Jewish Book Council’s chief executive, Naomi Firestone-Teeter, since Oct. 7, it has become increasingly ...
Dec 12, 2022 · A Fast-Growing Network of Conservative Groups Is Fueling a Surge in Book Bans - The New York Times. Some groups are new, some are longstanding. Some are local, others national. Over the...
Mar 14, 2024 · Librarians and school districts are now seeing more complaints that demand the removal of multiple titles, sometimes dozens or even hundreds of books, according to the library association’s ...
- Alexandra Alter
19 hours ago · Psychedelics advocates are considering a 2026 ballot measure to reform California’s policy surrounding the promising drugs. Psychedelics policy reform advocates in California are calling for a ...
Oct 1, 2023 · Banned Books Week is, or should be, eminently mockable. Its proponents trade on the moral currency of defiance (“See how brave we are, inviting people to read these daring books!”) but in ...
