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 threadMichael Porter
@neilhimself At first I thought, “hey, badge of honour,” but it worries me that this also puts you on the list of people the brownshirts would throw in jail if the march towards fascism continues. All the more reason to push back, and hard, against these pinheads.
Apr 20, 2023 at 6:55pmWeb