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 threadRRBApr 20, 2023

@neilhimself

In my youth, parents were happy when their children read books.

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@rrb @neilhimself well not THOSE parents....
Apr 20, 2023 at 8:37pmWeb
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@grin @neilhimself

True.

My parents read.

I did read the bible once. That might have been what made me an atheist.

Show threadRRBApr 20, 2023
@grin @neilhimself I liked the Koran better. English translation which is blasphemy. Did not like the Bhagavd Gita (sp?). Zen and Taoist books made the most sense to me. Particularly like Chuang Tsu. Have yet to try the Book of Mormon.
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