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 ...

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 ...

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.

I threw the book into the fire, then a week later I had to know what happens, so I went out and bought another copy.’ Some people were so horrified that they said they will not read any more of ...