It’s Banned Books Week, so here are 25 Charlotte-area indie bookstores to support
These Charlotte area shops provide the chance to cozy up on a couch, sip a coffee or even pet a dog while you browse and read.
As Banned Books Week begins, report finds over 10,000 books removed in last school year
More than 10,000 books were removed from school library shelves over the 2023-2024 school year, free expression advocacy group PEN America said in a new report released Monday at the start of national Banned Books Week. The tally marks a nearly triple-fold increase from the 3,362 bans in the previous school year.
It's Banned Books Week: Most challenged titles and how publishers are pushing back
Banned books is a contentious debate in courts, classrooms and libraries. Here's an overview of the national debate and the most banned books.
These are the 10 most banned books in America last year and why they were challenged
According to data collected by the ALA, censorship at public libraries increased by 92% over the previous year.
It’s Banned Books Week. LGBTQ+ content tops the most-challenged list.
The attempts to censor, restrict or ban books in 2024 in the United States continued to surpass pre-pandemic levels, while books with LGBTQ+ themes dominate the most-challenged list, advocacy groups said in reports released Monday,
It's Banned Books Week. See most challenged books and how to get your hands on them.
Sept. 22-28 is Banned Books Week. See a list of the top 10 most challenged books, and which state had the most in 2023.
Read between the lines of book bans
Sunday marked the start of Banned Books Week, and bookstores across the country are on a shopping spree, saying they are 100% determined to keep books on the banned list in stock.
Making a Case For Amazon As the Savior of the Local Bookstore
It all raises a question of why Amazon would be any different in relation to bookstores. About the previous question, it’s ...
Independent Bookstore Owners Share Favorite Banned Books, From The Bluest Eye to The Giver
Local independent bookstores across the U.S. are standing up against book bans by encouraging curiosity (and reading, of ...
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Local books: Love and loss on the edge of the coast
Her opening line escorts us in and captivates. "My sinuses can still feel when my ex-husband has had a bad night’s sleep." ...
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New bookstore opens in Skippack
Located in the heart of Skippack village at the Green Wolf’s Village Barn Shoppes, the small independent bookstore celebrated ...
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New local books — and bookstores — to check out this fall
From a touching memoir about family to a fantasy-inspired bookstore, WBUR literature writer Katherine Ouellette shares a ...
US public schools banned over 10K books during 2023-2024 academic year, report says
The preliminary data was released at the start of Banned Books Week, an annual campaign by the ALA that raises awareness ...
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From the Bible to 'Charlotte's Web' - a local celebration of banned books
The Bible, incidentally, has been banned on the grounds that the graphic depictions of sex and violence are inappropriate for ...
Local bookstore raising money to stock classroom libraries
BUFFALO, N.Y. — For our final Most Buffalo Story of the Day of the week, we're taking you to the Parkside neighborhood in ...
Exeter indie bookstore faces uncertain future as owners pass torch to new owners
Book Garden owners Chris and Sally Brewer recently made the decision to sell the store along with the Exeter Flower Company.
Texas county tells appeals court it has a right to cull books on sex, gender and racism
A Texas county that wants to keep 17 books off its shelves — some dealing humorously with flatulence and others with issues ...