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
Lolita by Vladimir NabokovAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Da Vinci Code by Dan    Brown
Books I Am Going to Hell For Reading
375 books — 414 voters
The House on Mango Street by Sandra CisnerosThe Tempest by William ShakespeareZoot Suit and Other Plays by Luis ValdezA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnBorderlands/La Frontera, the 1st Edition by Gloria E. Anzaldúa
Arizona Banned Books List
85 books — 18 voters

1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienA Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
Banned & Challenged Classics
106 books — 27 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Banned, Censored, and Challenged Books
927 books — 2,391 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
8,502 books — 9,012 voters


S.J. Parris
I do not believe that any book should be denied to the man who possesses the wisdom to understand it, Bruno, but that does not mean I am confused about where truth lies.
S.J. Parris, Heresy

Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
I hate it that Americans are taught to fear some books and some ideas as though they were diseases.
Kurt Vonnegut

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