Banned Books

A banned book is one that has been removed from the shelves of a library, bookstore, or classroom because of its controversial content. In some cases, banned books of the past have been burned and/or refused publication. Possession of banned books has at times been regarded as an act of treason or heresy, which was punishable by death, torture, prison time, or other acts of retribution.

Since there is a large number of banned books, some publishers have specialized in them.

Books are still banned in the 2010s. Nowhere in the world can everything be published, although the prohibitions vary str
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Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future
Banned Together: Our Fight for Readers' Rights
Attack of the Black Rectangles
Answers in the Pages
Ponyboy
Man o' War
Green
Skate for Your Life (Pocket Change Collective)
'Twas the Night Before Pride
The Anti-Ableist Manifesto: Smashing Stereotypes, Forging Change, and Building a Disability-Inclusive World
The Kindest Red (The Proudest Blue #2)
Obie Is Man Enough
No Rules Tonight: A Graphic Novel
The Artivist
The Queer Bible
To Kill a Mockingbird
1984
The Handmaid's Tale
Fahrenheit 451
The Catcher in the Rye
Animal Farm
The Bluest Eye
Of Mice and Men
Lord of the Flies
Brave New World
The Color Purple
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Giver (The Giver, #1)
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1)
The Hate U Give
When Harry Became Sally by Ryan T. AndersonCapitalism on a Ventilator by Lee Siu HinThe Courage to Face Covid-19 by John LeakeThe Wolf Tamers by David SinclairHub by Matt Shaw
Books Banned on Amazon
20 books — 23 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Stories For Book Lovers
8,348 books — 8,404 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Best of Banned and Challenged Books
214 books — 277 voters
Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyCatch-22 by Joseph HellerTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Banned Book Week
68 books — 18 voters


Laurie Halse Anderson
Censorship is the child of fear and the father of ignorance.
Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak

Chris Crutcher
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Chris Crutcher, Angry Management

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