The rise of book banning isn’t just in schools – it’s also pushing out into state legislatures and political battlegrounds. Sometimes it draws on the anger over broader issues such as ...

‘I think we should throw those books in a fire’: Movement builds on right to target books November 10, 2021 More than 3 years ago Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) in June.

Students took turns throwing books into the pile, saying, “I throw into the flames the writings of Remarque; I throw into the flames the writings of Freud.” On and on it went.

In 2000, when the book came out, I got tons of letters from people: ‘I’m so angry with you – I’m never going to read your work again. I threw the book into the fire, then a week later I ...

Two Spotsylvania County, Virginia School Board members declared they want books in local school libraries burned. On Monday in a unanimous 6-0 vote the board ordered any books housed by the school, ...