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Documenting book censorship worldwide. A banned book every day — what it is, where it's banned, and why. ~20,000 titles across 119 countries. Free & open data. 📚 banned-books.org
📚 Banned book of the day The Fixer — Bernard Malamud (1966) Banned for political content, religious or blasphemous content and violence in the United States · 8 recorded bans. banned-books.org/books/the-fixer 📚💙
The Fixer by Bernard Malamud
Banned for political content, religious or blasphemous content and violence. See the full censorship record.
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📚 Banned book of the day My Life Next Door — Huntley Fitzpatrick (2012) Banned for sexual content and immorality in the United States · 2 recorded bans. banned-books.org/books/my-life-next-door 📚💙
My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick
Banned for sexual content and immorality. See the full censorship record.
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📚 Banned book of the day Sonny's House of Spies — George Ella Lyon (2002) Banned for political content and race / colonialism in the United States · 4 recorded bans. banned-books.org/books/sonnys-house-of-spies 📚💙
Sonny's House of Spies by George Ella Lyon
Banned for political content and race / colonialism. See the full censorship record.
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📚 Banned book of the day Almost a revolution — Shen Tong, Marianne Yen (1990) Banned for political content in Hong Kong. banned-books.org/books/almost-a-revolution 📚💙
Almost a revolution by Shen Tong, Marianne Yen
Banned for political content. See the full censorship record.
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📚 Banned book of the day House of Night: Legacy — P. C. Cast (2004) Banned for LGBTQ+ content, sexual content and violence in the United States · 2 recorded bans. banned-books.org/books/house-of-night-legacy 📚💙
House of Night: Legacy by P. C. Cast
Banned for LGBTQ+ content, sexual content and violence. See the full censorship record.
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📚 Banned book of the day Things I Wanted To Say but never did — Monica Murphy (2021) Banned for sexual content and immorality in Malaysia. banned-books.org/books/things-i-wanted-to-say-but-never-did 📚💙
Things I Wanted To Say but never did by Monica Murphy
Banned for sexual content and immorality. See the full censorship record.
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📚 Banned book of the day Paradiso — José Lezama Lima (1966) Banned for LGBTQ+ content in Cuba. banned-books.org/books/paradiso 📚💙
Paradiso by José Lezama Lima
Banned for LGBTQ+ content. See the full censorship record.
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📚 Banned book of the day Ordinary Hazards — Nikki Grimes (2019) Banned for violence, race / colonialism and immorality in the United States · 20 recorded bans. banned-books.org/books/ordinary-hazards 📚💙
Ordinary Hazards by Nikki Grimes
Banned for violence, race / colonialism and immorality. See the full censorship record.
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📚 Banned book of the day The Power and the Glory — Graham Greene (1940) Banned for political content and religious or blasphemous content in Mexico. banned-books.org/books/the-power-and-the-glory 📚💙
The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene
Banned for political content and religious or blasphemous content. See the full censorship record.
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🎂 Banned book of the day Clockwork Princess — Cassandra Clare (2013) 🎂 Cassandra Clare was born on this day in 1973. Banned for LGBTQ+ content, sexual content and violence in the United States · 22 recorded bans. banned-books.org/books/clockwork-princess 📚💙
Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare
Banned for LGBTQ+ content, sexual content and violence. See the full censorship record.
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🎂 Banned book of the day Brave New World — Aldous Huxley (1932) 🎂 Aldous Huxley was born on this day in 1894. Banned for sexual content, political content and religious or blasphemous content in 5 countries · 45 recorded bans. banned-books.org/books/brave-new-world 📚💙
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Banned for sexual content, political content and religious or blasphemous content. See the full censorship record.
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📚 Banned book of the day Lies We Sing to the Sea — Sarah Underwood (2024) Banned for LGBTQ+ content and sexual content in the United States · 2 recorded bans. banned-books.org/books/lies-we-sing-to-the-sea 📚💙
Lies We Sing to the Sea by Sarah Underwood
Banned for LGBTQ+ content and sexual content. See the full censorship record.
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📚 Banned book of the day Xaviera's Magic Mushrooms — Xaviera Hollander (1981) Banned for obscenity in New Zealand. banned-books.org/books/xavieras-magic-mushrooms 📚💙
Xaviera's Magic Mushrooms by Xaviera Hollander
Banned for obscenity. See the full censorship record.
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📚 Banned book of the day Marco Impossible — Hannah Moskowitz (2013) Banned for LGBTQ+ content and immorality in the United States · 2 recorded bans. banned-books.org/books/marco-impossible 📚💙
Marco Impossible by Hannah Moskowitz
Banned for LGBTQ+ content and immorality. See the full censorship record.
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📚 Banned book of the day El materialismo histórico — Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels Banned for political content in Argentina. banned-books.org/books/el-materialismo-historico 📚💙
El materialismo histórico by Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels
Banned for political content. See the full censorship record.
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📚 Banned book of the day Early Sunday Morning — Denene Millner (2017) Banned for race / colonialism and immorality in the United States · 2 recorded bans. banned-books.org/books/early-sunday-morning 📚💙
Early Sunday Morning by Denene Millner
Banned for race / colonialism and immorality. See the full censorship record.
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📚 Banned book of the day Spinning — Tillie Walden (2017) Banned for LGBTQ+ content and immorality in the United States · 16 recorded bans. banned-books.org/books/spinning 📚💙
Spinning by Tillie Walden
Banned for LGBTQ+ content and immorality. See the full censorship record.
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📚 Banned book of the day Cujo — Stephen King (1981) Banned for violence and immorality in the United States · 6 recorded bans. banned-books.org/books/cujo 📚💙
Cujo by Stephen King
Banned for violence and immorality. See the full censorship record.
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📚 Banned book of the day Jumpstart the World — Catherine Ryan Hyde (2010) Banned for LGBTQ+ content and sexual content in the United States · 3 recorded bans. banned-books.org/books/jumpstart-the-world 📚💙
Jumpstart the World by Catherine Ryan Hyde
Banned for LGBTQ+ content and sexual content. See the full censorship record.
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📚 Banned book of the day The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise — Dan Gemeinhart (2019) Banned in the United States · 3 recorded bans. banned-books.org/books/the-remarkable-journey-of-coyote-sunrise 📚💙
The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart
See the full censorship record.
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Nobody arrested a librarian 📚💙 www.banned-books.org/essays/the-l...
Nobody arrested a librarian
A viral clip about Kim A. Snyder’s documentary The Librarians says librarians are being arrested for defending books. That specific claim is wrong — and what is actually happening to them is harder to...
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📚 Banned book of the day Toxic — Sara Shepard (2014) Banned for sexual content and immorality in the United States · 2 recorded bans. banned-books.org/books/toxic 📚💙
Toxic by Sara Shepard
Banned for sexual content and immorality. See the full censorship record.
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📚 Banned book of the day El libro negro de la justicia chilena — Alejandra Matus (1999) Banned for political content in Chile. banned-books.org/books/el-libro-negro-de-la-justicia-chilena 📚💙
El libro negro de la justicia chilena by Alejandra Matus
Banned for political content. See the full censorship record.
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📚 Banned book of the day Le Mariage de Figaro — Pierre Beaumarchais (1784) Banned for political content in France. banned-books.org/books/le-mariage-de-figaro 📚💙
Le Mariage de Figaro by Pierre Beaumarchais
Banned for political content. See the full censorship record.
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📚 Banned book of the day Candide — Voltaire (1759) Banned for religious or blasphemous content, political content and immorality in 3 countries · 5 recorded bans. banned-books.org/books/candide 📚💙
Candide by Voltaire
Banned for religious or blasphemous content, political content and immorality. See the full censorship record.
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📚 Banned book of the day The Spirit of the Laws — Montesquieu (1748) Banned for political content and religious or blasphemous content in Vatican City (Holy See) and Spain. banned-books.org/books/the-spirit-of-the-laws 📚💙
The Spirit of the Laws by Montesquieu
Banned for political content and religious or blasphemous content. See the full censorship record.
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📚 Banned book of the day The Lucky One — Nicholas Sparks (2008) Banned for sexual content, violence and immorality in the United States · 5 recorded bans. banned-books.org/books/the-lucky-one 📚💙
The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks
Banned for sexual content, violence and immorality. See the full censorship record.
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📚 Banned book of the day Spontaneous — Aaron Starmer (2024) Banned for LGBTQ+ content, sexual content and violence in the United States · 3 recorded bans. banned-books.org/books/spontaneous 📚💙
Spontaneous by Aaron Starmer
Banned for LGBTQ+ content, sexual content and violence. See the full censorship record.
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📚 Banned book of the day The Death Cure — James Dashner (2011) Banned for violence and immorality in the United States · 2 recorded bans. banned-books.org/books/the-death-cure 📚💙
The Death Cure by James Dashner
Banned for violence and immorality. See the full censorship record.
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📚 Banned book of the day The Laws of Life — Halliday Sutherland (1903) Banned for sexual content in Ireland. banned-books.org/books/the-laws-of-life 📚💙
The Laws of Life by Halliday Sutherland
Banned for sexual content. See the full censorship record.
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