Neil GaimanApr 20, 2023

I learned today that 5 of my books are among the more than 1600 books banned in some schools right now.

https://pen.org/index-of-school-book-bans-2022/

For more information
https://pen.org/issue/free-the-books/

Banned Book List: 1,648 Books in 2021-2022 - PEN America

PEN America's fall 2022 Index of Banned Books found 1,477 instances of individual books banned, affecting 874 unique titles. This searchable banned book list includes each documented book ban in the first half of the 2022-23 school year.

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Show threadTon ChrysopraseApr 20, 2023

@neilhimself The book banning is horrible, and history will judge it for the fascist move it is. Robbing kids of the opportunity of reading American Gods and Anansi Boys is a tragedy.

But that being said, I'd be proud to be in the company you find yourself in and would take antagonizing the people banning the books as a badge of honor.

Show threadTon Chrysoprase
@neilhimself Well, I guess some company is better than other...
Apr 20, 2023 at 6:47pmWeb