Publishing NewsBanned-Books / racism in literature5 Comments
Last week was banned book week so it is a provocative time for Little, Brown Books for Young Readers to pull Tintin in the Congo from its fall list. Tintin in the Congo has been widely criticized for its racist depiction of Colonial-era Africans. The “in the Cong” book will ... more >
Publishing NewsBanned-Books / LibrariesComments Off on Purging of Books at Prison Libraries Stopped
Bureaucracy generally moves slowly. In spring of 2004, the Justice Department issued a warning that there was a radical Islamist influence in the prisons. A couple of weeks ago, in response to that warning, the federal Bureau of Prisons began the “Standardized Chapel Library Project”. The BoP worked with “experts” ... more >
Publishing NewsBanned-Books / Harry-Potter28 Comments
So says a mother of four from Georgia. Laura Mallory has been pushing for the Harry Potter books to be removed from the shelves of Georgia public school libraries. Referring to the recent rash of deadly assaults at schools, Mallory said books that promote evil – as she claims the ... more >