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Michael Hiltzik: Book-banning is on the rise, as part of the far-right's assault on democracy

Attacks on books occupy a special place among the signposts of philistinism and anti-democratic suppression.

Los Angeles Times

Fireproof copy of The Handmaid’s Tale sells at auction for £103,000

In a promotional video ahead of the sale, the Canadian author, 82, blasted the book with a flamethrower to test its fire-resistance.

The Independent UK

'Unburnable' copy of Handmaid's Tale auctioned for $130,000

A specially commissioned, unburnable edition of Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” has been auctioned for $130,000, Sotheby’s announced Tuesday

The Independent UK

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PEN America honors activists, artists and dissidents

From an imprisoned Ukranian journalist to a high school activist in Florida, PEN America paid tribute Monday night to democracy and free expression and warned about the dangers faced in the U.S. and abroad

The Independent UK

Gay student says school stopping run for student leadership

A 17-year-old gay student who was suspended for leading protests at his high school against Florida’s so-called Don’t Say Gay legislation says school administrators are now stopping him from running for senior class president

The Independent UK

Librarians fight book-banning madness

"Book bans are about limiting kids' freedom to read and teachers' freedom to teach"

Salon

Human rights advocate to lead PEN's writers' protection work

The literary writer’s organization PEN America has hired a human rights advocate, Liesl Gerntholtz, to expand its support of writers around the world who face imprisonment for their work

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Tennessee Republican says he would ‘burn’ books censored by bill

Within the last year, hundreds of titles were banned or investigated in 86 school districts in 26 states, impacting more than 2 million students

The Independent UK

Latest Russia-Ukraine updates: Mariupol evacuation attempt fails

Ukraine news for April 20: ‘Occupiers unable to ensure a proper ceasefire’ for a humanitarian corridor, deputy PM says.

Al Jazeera

Texas Woman Accused of Self-Induced Abortion Was Jailed for 2 Nights Before Murder Charges Were Dismissed

Plus: An index of school book bans, new "ghost gun" regulations, and more...

Reason

‘Unparalleled in intensity’ – 1,500 book bans in US school districts.

Past nine months have seen censorship effort ‘unparalleled in its intensity’, with books on race and LGBTQ issues singled out

The Guardian - US

Want To Stop School Book Battles? Give Parents Real Choice in Education

State-level "gag orders" on teaching certain texts and ideas are terrible and utterly predictable in a one-size-fits-all K-12 educational system.

Reason

Will Bunch: America has a New York Times-doesn't-get-the-First Amendment problem

It may be the most classic bit during the nine-season run of the iconic TV sitcom "Seinfeld": The time that Jerry shows up at the airport car rental place with his reservation, only to be told there aren't any cars. Like every other annoying aspect of everyday life, the mishap…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Progressives are resisting rightwing book banning campaigns – and are winning

Advocates defeated a reactionary measure in Indiana, suggesting a growing backlash against education censorship

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Zadie Smith to receive PEN America literary service award

The PEN literary award is presented to “an important writer whose work has drawn a wide audience and who helps us understand the human condition in original and powerful ways.” And this year, the PEN/Audible Literary Service Award will be given to author Zadie Smith, 46, making her the youngest-ever…

The Independent UK

Audible founder Don Katz to be honored by PEN America

The founder of Audible Inc., a leading force in the booming audiobook industry, will be honored in May at PEN America’s annual gala

The Guardian - US

Bills to ban US schools’ discussion of LGBTQ+ issues are threat to free speech – report

Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill is one of many aiming ‘to lock LGBTQ+ topics on the wrong side of the schoolhouse gate’

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