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
The CIA Book Club: The Secret Mission to Win the Cold War with Forbidden Literature
Wake Now in the Fire: A Graphic Novel
One of the Boys
Ponyboy
All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake
The Story of My Anger
The Book: The Ultimate Guide To Rebuilding Civilization
Man o' War
Obie Is Man Enough
Green
'Twas the Night Before Pride
Banned Books: The World's Most Controversial Books, Past and Present
Answers in the Pages
Dear Manny (Dear Martin, #3)
To Kill a Mockingbird
1984
The Handmaid's Tale
Fahrenheit 451
The Catcher in the Rye
Animal Farm
The Bluest Eye
Brave New World
Of Mice and Men
Lord of the Flies
The Color Purple
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Giver (Giver, #1)
Beloved
The Kite Runner
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Stories For Book Lovers
8,502 books — 9,023 voters

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
22 books — 25 voters



Salman Rushdie
What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist.
Salman Rushdie

Steven Magee
High powered radio frequency (RF) transmitters really need to be reclassified as an industrial application and banned out of residential communities that have developing babies and children.
Steven Magee

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