And Tango Gets Banned Again? Book Banning Perspectives from Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson

It will come as no surprise to you to hear that all across this country of ours, book banning of children’s book titles with LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC content is on the rise. Every year ALA releases its list of the books that have been banned the most, but those are just the bans that have been officially reported. Unofficially? The count is much higher.

Twas ever thus, but to this extent? Is the current wave of bans greater than the bans of 10, 15, or even 30 years ago? If you, like me, wonder ...