It’s National Library Week and the American Library Association has declared the first day#RightToReadDay and a day of action! So grab a #BannedBook to read today! Here is my full post and the book I’m reading. What are you gonna read today? https://onequeerlibrarian.com/2023/04/24/national-library-week-right-to-read-day/

"Well, the most ironic book ban possible has just happened. Banned Book Club has just been banned from an entire school district in Florida, pending review." https://mobile.twitter.com/ryanestrada/status/1644663812140990464
The book being mentioned https://ironcircus.com/product/banned-book-club/ #uspol #BannedBook

Hoo boy, day 4, middle of the #TransRightsReadathon, and I have a doozy for you today. Because today I (re)read Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe. Perhaps the most famous genderqueer work right now, and the most #BannedBook

(Also I'm going against custom and not doing descriptions of all the images beyond this one. There are too many & too busy for me to do meaningful descriptions)

Attempts to ban books in the U.S. doubled in 2022, according to the American Library Association. #bannedbooks #bannedbook

Attempts to ban books in the U.S. doubled in 2022, according to the American Library Association. #bannedbooks #bannedbook

What #bannedbook will you be reading today? Sadly, so many to choose from. More than ever. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/book-ban-2022-record-high-report_n_641c2924e4b0cfde25c95ace

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/book-ban-2022-record-high-report_n_641c2924e4b0cfde25c95ace. Which #bannedbook will you start reading today? #litstudies

Rumor has it Alice Franklin is a slut. In fact, rumors are spiraling out of control at Healy High. So what's the truth? There's only one person to ask: Alice herself. Read #BannedBooks and find a copy of this #BannedBook at an indy bookstore near you: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781250063021

This memoir by Alice Sebold includes a powerful account of her sexual assault at the age of 18 and the harrowing trial that followed. Read #BannedBooks and find a copy of this #BannedBook at an indy bookstore near you: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781501171635

A group of teens kidnap their strict teacher, but when one "accident" leads to another, they're forced to face the awful truth that one of them is a killer. Read #BannedBooks and find a copy of this #BannedBook at an indy bookstore near you: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780316425360

The world will end in 144 days, but Henry can prevent the arrival of the end by simply pushing a button. Problem is, he isn’t sure he wants to prevent the end. Read #BannedBooks and find a copy of this #BannedBook at an indy bookstore near you: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781481449649

As soon as Jazz Jennings could speak, she told her parents that she was a girl, despite having been assigned male at birth. She became a spokesperson for trans children and co-wrote a book about her experience. Read #BannedBooks and find a copy of this #BannedBook at an indy bookstore near you: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780803741072

Part memoir and part social commentary on racism and ethnicity, this book by Ibram X. Kendi helped popularize the term "antiracist." Read #BannedBooks and find a copy of this #BannedBook at an indy bookstore near you: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780525509301

Two Boys Kissing, inspired by real events, is the story of two boys who set out to break a world record by kissing for 32 hours straight. Read #BannedBooks and find a copy of this #BannedBook at an indy bookstore near you: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780307931917

I recall the book Deliverance being available in High School, and even had a selection from it on my 11th grade exit exam. However, has this #book become a #bannedbook or was it #banned before it was en vogue to start gutting libraries in earnest, or just unpopular?

"The Infinite Moment of Us" is the story of a summer love before college between Wren, who is leaving her loving but overprotective parents, and Charlie, who struggles to separate from his toxic family.

Read #BannedBooks and find a copy of this #BannedBook at an indy bookstore near you: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781419713583

Adapted from the award-winning "Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You," this children's book takes a look at where racist ideas come from, how they impact America today, and how to stamp out racist thoughts.

Read #BannedBooks and find a copy of this #BannedBook at an indy bookstore near you: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780316167581

Welcome to the #PublicDomain, 'Oil!' by Upton Sinclair, the #BannedBook that served as the inspiration for the 2007 film 'There Will Be Blood' https://archive.org/details/oil0000upto/mode/1up

Didn’t win the library’s prize for #BannedBook art projects, but I’m happy with this little sendup of the #Decameron.

#Boccaccio #SmallArt #art #illustration #medieval #censorship #BookArt