Tag Archives: banned books

Unexpected Book Bans

Book bans were on the rise in the 2023-24 school year–sometimes for understandable reasons, sometimes not.

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Florida’s Latest Author Ban: The Bard

Some Florida schools are now censoring Shakespeare, taking out the racy parts and offering only excerpts.

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Books Banned Because They’re Powerful

Book banning is on the rise in the U.S., including recently in Virginia. Brecht’s “Burning of the Books” is always powerful.

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Atticus: Future Racist or NeverTrumper?

To see how gun violence and white supremacy are linked, look at “To Kill a Mockingbird.”

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Let Kids Read Politically Incorrect Books

A Vietnamese-American authors surveys the books he loved growing up. Some were politically incorrect.

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Time to Reread Fahrenheit 451

With attacks on school libraries and school curricula, it’s time to read “Fahrenheit 451” again.

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Foes of Mockingbird Have a Point

I’m somewhat sympathetic with the Biloxi parents who want to ban “To Kill a Mockingbird” in an 8th grade classroom. At the very least, I want it supplemented with works by writers of color.

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