‘State-driven censorship’: new wave of book bans hits Florida school districts
Hundreds of titles are being pulled from library and classroom shelves in the Republican-dominated state
‘We live in a second Red Scare’: what can we learn from a chilling book about Florida’s past?
A harrowing new book looks back at a dark period of US history as the Johns committee targeted Black and queer Americans, drawing parallels to what’s happening now
Rightwing groups across US push new bans to limit ‘obscene’ books in libraries
Critics say bans would hinder rights as proponents would impose their beliefs on others who don’t share their views
Florida officials report hundreds of books removed from schools
Beloved by Toni Morrison, Normal People by Sally Rooney and Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut, among books pulled
Major publishers sue Florida over ‘unconstitutional’ school book ban
Hundreds of titles from Judy Blume to Mark Twain purged from school libraries following rightwing challenges
Book about book bans banned by Florida school board
Ban This Book by Alan Gratz banned in Indian River county after opposition from parents linked to Moms for Liberty
Author Khaled Hosseini on book bans in the US: ‘It betrays students’
Hosseini’s The Kite Runner has joined a growing list of titles ‘under review’ or challenged by school boards, with nearly 5,894 books banned from July 2021 to June 2023
‘I’ve been called groomer, pervert, creep’: teachers and banned authors on fighting this year’s ‘ed scare’
Facing book bans and laws like Florida’s ‘don’t say gay’ measure, educators describe threats against them – and what keeps them going
‘Reading is resistance’: students and parents take on DeSantis’s book bans
Florida governor’s constant attacks on the education system have led to an increasing backlash from a wide range of people
‘We’re facing another old enemy’: Rushdie warns against global authoritarianism
Speaking in Philadelphia on Wednesday, Rushdie says US Republicans are moving away from democratic values including free speech
Jimmy Buffett obituary
American singer and songwriter best known for his 1977 hit Margaritaville who went on to become a successful businessman
‘Knowledge is power’: new app helps US teens read books banned in school
Digital Public Public Library fights back against rightwing censorship with resource that works through geo-targeting
Arthur children’s book faces potential Florida ban over claim it ‘damaged souls’
School district member files challenge to Arthur’s Birthday, 1989 book by Marc Brown, which is among 45 titles pending review
DeSantis appears to back woman who led Amanda Gorman poem school ban
Florida governor accuses media of creating ‘ridiculous poem hoax’ after complaint targeted verse recited at Biden inauguration
Florida mother behind ban on Amanda Gorman poem has Proud Boys links
Social media posts picture Daily Salinas at Proud Boys events and show she posted antisemitic content online