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CensorshipLibrariesThe Colophon

Toronto Public Library joins Book Sanctuary movement to protect and promote banned books

March 7, 2023March 7, 2023

The books in TPL's collection feature works for adults, teens, and children.

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CensorshipInternational LiteratureThe Colophon

Still recovering from last year’s near-fatal public attack, Salman Rushdie releases new novel

February 1, 2023February 3, 2023

The book's release seems like more than just the appearance of new work from a novelist regularly deemed one of the world's most important living writers.

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BooksellingCensorshipThe Colophon

Racist incident at the Bookshelf in Guelph, Ontario, involves an encounter with a man trying to remove “anti-white” books from store shelves

January 10, 2023January 10, 2023

"It was like nothing I've ever seen – someone trying to take a whole section," says co-founder Barb Minett.

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CensorshipInternational LiteratureThe Colophon

Sounding the alarm: What two classic 20th century science fiction novels have to say about our world in 2023

January 3, 2023January 5, 2023

Both books portray societies in which strife and discord have been replaced with a kind of analgesic conformity, but the social cohesion comes at a stiff price.

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CensorshipReadingThe Colophon

Kid lit non-profit We Need Diverse Books initiates anti-censorship effort Books Save Lives

November 30, 2022November 30, 2022

The campaign includes a grant to schools as well as grassroots organizing and support for affected writers.

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CensorshipLibrariesThe Colophon

Margaret Atwood and Rupi Kaur among signatories on an open letter condemning Missouri law that encourages school library book bans

November 25, 2022November 25, 2022

The bill makes it more likely that school boards will ban or pull books from their shelves to avoid potential charges.

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CensorshipThe ColophonWriters and Writing

Iran blames Rushdie for public attack; Scotland police investigating a threat to J.K. Rowling

August 15, 2022August 15, 2022

An online poster told Rowling, "don't worry you are next."

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CensorshipThe Colophon

“The final victory of the censor”: What is at stake in the Salman Rushdie assault

August 13, 2022August 13, 2022

"This is the final victory of the censor: when people cease to be able to imagine a non-censorious society."

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CensorshipThe ColophonWriters and Writing

Early reports indicate Salman Rushdie attacked in New York

August 12, 2022August 12, 2022

The author, who spent years in the 1980s and ’90s in hiding from an Iranian death sentence, was preparing to give a speech when he was assaulted.

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CensorshipPoliticsThe Colophon

Ted Cruz slams a book on policing during Senate confirmation hearing, sends the book to the bestseller list

March 24, 2022June 14, 2022

The stunt by the junior senator from Texas backfired in the most spectacular way.

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