We're Getting the Banned Back Together

A list of banned literary classics ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ [Logo]( [Classic Banned Books]( Although considered masterpieces, many literary classics have been challenged, banned, and censored worldwide. As we approach Banned Books Week, sponsored by the American Library Association, we want to celebrate the freedom to read by gathering a list of well-known books that have faced challenges at some point. As Oscar Wilde wrote in the preface to the 1891 edition of The Picture of Dorian Gray, "There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. That is all." [TO THE BANNED BOOKS]( [the bluest eye by toni morrison]( [See all copies]( [To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee]( [See all copies]( [The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald]( [Browse all copies]( [Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury]( [View all books]( [The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood]( [Explore copies]( [The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain]( [See all copies]( [I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou]( [Explore copies]( [Maus by Art Spiegelman]( [See all copies]( Why are books banned? [Where the wild things are by Maurice Sendak]( Books are banned for a variety of reasons – religion, politics, society, race, and increasingly issues of gender have been cited as reasons to challenge a book. If you look hard enough, you can find your favorite book has probably been banned somewhere at some time, including [The Giving Tree]( [Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,]( [Harriet the Spy]( [Where The Wild Things Are]( and [James and the Giant Peach](. [Read more]( [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [X.com]( This email was sent to {EMAIL} [why did I get this?]( [unsubscribe from this list]( [update subscription preferences]( Biblio.com · PO Box 1211 · Asheville, NC 28802 · USA