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SEE: Library Creates Awesome Trading Cards For Banned Books Week

Posted 10.05.2012 | Books
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For Banned Books Week 2012, the Lawrence Public Library in Kansas has created a special series of trading cards of banned books, illustrated by local ...

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INFOGRAPHIC: Banned Books Over the Past 30 Years

The Huffington Post | Cavan Sieczkowski and Chris Spurlock | Posted 10.05.2012 | Books
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Literary rebels rejoice! Banned Books Week 2012 is finally here, a time for those censored and chastised to proudly parade even the most blush-worthy ...

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Jessica Prois

Beyond Banned Books Week: How You Can Fight For Oppressed Writers

HuffingtonPost.com | Jessica Prois | Posted 11.30.2011 | Impact
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After a week of celebrating the liberty to dive into titles like "Lolita" or the "Catcher in the Rye," Banned Books Week comes to a close. Yet there a...

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Ten Books About Censorship For Kids & Teens

Rocco Staino | Posted 11.18.2011 | Books
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Rocco Staino

To help celebrate Banned Books Week I have compiled a list of 10 books that deal with censorship in various areas.

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World's Worst Books Job?

kansascity.com | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
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According to government figures, there are about 7,000 publishing firms in Iran today. Even if only 1,000 of those publishers delivers five books a ye...

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'Harry Potter,' 'The Giver,' 'Lolita,' 'Howl'

Dan Wilbur | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
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Dan Wilbur

"Lolita," for instance, is now "Likable Rapists." It makes you think that perhaps these new titles are what censors out there really see.

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Holocaust Deniers, Pedophiles And Terrorists As Authors

Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
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Last week in The Independent, journalist Boyd Tonkin took a peculiar twist on the notion of "banned books," composing a list of dangerous texts that m...

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Banned Books Week 2010

American Library Association | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
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15 of the most iconic, popular, and/or celebrated movies of all time -- all of which are based on books that have been banned, formally challenged, or burned.

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Banned Books

The New York Times | AMANDA CHRISTY BROWN and HOLLY EPSTEIN OJALVO | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
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Held annually during the last week of September, Banned Books Week highlights the benefits of intellectual freedom and draws attention to the harms of...

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