Banned Books Week (BBW) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and the importance of the First Amendment. Held during the last week of September, BBW highlights the benefits of free and open access to information while drawing attention to the harms of censorship by spotlighting actual or attempted bannings of books across the United States.
Intellectual freedom - the freedom to access information and express ideas, even if the information and ideas might be considered unorthodox or unpopular - provides the foundation for Banned Books Week. BBW stresses the importance of ensuring the availability of unorthodox or unpopular viewpoints for all who wish to read and access them.
Source: www.bannedbooksweek.org
Website that has author interviews, book lists, and much more related to Banned Book Week.
Most frequently challenged books in the United States by decade.
Note that these are just books that have been reported.
List of books banned by governments
"Against Banned Books (Please Spread This Pic & The Text)" by florian.b is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0
In depth look at reasons why some books were challenged.
Website that focuses on sequential art (graphic novels, comics, etc.) that have been challenged or banned
Thanks to Mariela Siegert for this guide!
