9 d. ago The Librarians review – the heroic women battling against book bans and censorship

Kim A Snyder’s documentary highlights the defenders of young readers’ rights to see their lives in print facing rightwing attacksThere is real and genuine fear about young people’s use of pornography; usually, that conversation is about exposure to porn online, not in libraries. But this excellent culture wars documentary tells the story of book-banning in red states such as Florida and Texas, where religious rightwingers are crusading to protect children from “obscene” books. Usually that means titles about LGBTQ+ issues or race, and books about girls getting their period aren’t safe either. In Tennessee, a school board banned Maus, the graphic novel memoir of the Holocaust by Art Spiegelman, for mouse nudity. The utter nonsense of it would be funny if it wasn’t so disturbing.The most recent purge began in 2021 with a list of 850 books circulated by Texas state representative Matt Krause (over 60% were books with LGBTQ+ themes). Rightwing Florida governor Ron DeSantis piled in, fol...

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1 week ago George Takei to lead Banned Books Week, urging the fight against censorship

Actor and activist George Takei is taking on a new role as honorary chair of Banned Books Week

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2 w. ago Bjorn Borg reveals his 'shame' as a father and how he fled to London to battle drug issues in new extracts from his book

The 11-time Grand Slam champion is famously private. He has spoken rarely about his private life but now, in Heartbeats released on Tuesday, he bares all.

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3 w. ago Everything we learnt from Charlie Sheen’s brutally honest memoir and documentary

New book charts the actor’s tumultuous career and public battles with addiction

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3 w. ago Everything we learnt from Charlie Sheen’s brutally honest memoir

New book charts the actor’s tumultuous career and public battles with addiction

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3 w. ago Everything we learned from Charlie Sheen’s brutally honest memoir

New book charts the actor’s tumultuous career and public battles with addiction

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3 w. ago Scots children's author pens heartwarming book inspired by dad's courageous cancer battle

Triplet mum Claire Renny's second instalment 'The Butterfly Who Lost His Colour' follows on from the global success of her charming debut book 'The Monkey Who Lost Her Ooh Ooh Ah Ah'.

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