MorguninApr 24, 2023

According to the current list of #bannedbooks as collected by #PEN, the Frisco Independent School District in #Texas has apparently banned #TheLordOfTheRings and #TheHobbit by #JRRTolkien.

It’s a mind boggling assembly of works and authors on this list. Aside from brilliant fiction like Tolkien and @neilhimself, the list includes names like #StephenHawking or #MartinLutherKingJr.

Truly, the list is an astonishing monument to willful ignorance, perfidy and malice.

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

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 threadscentoni

@Morgunin @neilhimself I see American Gods on the list the Frisco Library provides (among many things that should not be removed) but I don’t see anything by Tolkien.

https://www.friscoisd.org/departments/library-media-services/library-collection-review-project/materials-removed

Apr 25, 2023 at 4:20amWeb
Show threadNeil GaimanApr 25, 2023
@scentoni @Morgunin they are all on the Frisco list.
Show threadMatthew VarpnessApr 25, 2023

@neilhimself @scentoni @Morgunin

Neil, you don't have a blue checkmark here on Mastodon. How do we know you have at least $8 in the bank and a valid phone number?

Show threadscentoniApr 25, 2023
@neilhimself @Morgunin Damn, you’re right. A functionary from Frisco entered the author name as “Tolkian, JRR” which is why nothing showed up when I entered the correct spelling. 🤦‍♂️