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
...more

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
1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodSummer of '69 by Todd StrasserBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Books for rebels
144 books — 71 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Banned & Challenged YA Novels
91 books — 162 voters

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


Judy Blume
Something will be offensive to someone in every book, so you've got to fight it. ...more
Judy Blume

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

More quotes...
This list is from Knoxville and Knoxville County and, of course, my reaction is: "Great! A readi…more
4 members, last active 14 hours ago
Mini Book Club Summer 2025 Every month, we will vote on a banned book to read or a controvers…more
5 members, last active one year ago
Join our group to keep up with our personal reviews and book club selections!
2 members, last active 2 years ago
Fiction Lovers: Banned Books Book Club Book banning in a violation of intellectual freedom, so once a month we will read a new banned b…more
2 members, last active 2 months ago

Tags

Tags contributing to this page include: banned-books, banned, and bannedbooks