Book bans

Texas school district yanks YA Holocaust novel ‘The Devil’s Arithmetic’ after using AI to detect ‘DEI content’

The 1988 novel by Jewish author Jane Yolen is about a young Jewish American girl who travels back in time to World War II-era Poland and is sent to a Nazi death camp.

Anne Frank holding a pen in a black-and-white image

Anne Frank’s diary, ‘Schindler’s List’ among titles at center of major Florida book-ban lawsuit

The illustrated version of the diary has faced challenges, but Escambia County is the first known to pull the original diary.

‘Maus,’ Nazi parallels and a Shylock reference make appearances at Senate hearing on book bans

Senators and witnesses debated what level of parental involvement is appropriate in public schools and libraries.

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‘Maus’ evades a ban in Iowa after school district cites ‘ambiguity’ in new state law

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South Carolina school district to return Bernard Malamud’s ‘The Fixer’ to shelves after yearlong removal

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Missouri school board votes not to ban ‘Maus’ from district bookshelves following criticism

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A Missouri school district could ban ‘Maus,’ citing concerns about whether it is ‘explicit sexual material’

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Texas school district yanks YA Holocaust novel ‘The Devil’s Arithmetic’ after using AI to detect ‘DEI content’

Anne Frank’s diary, ‘Schindler’s List’ among titles at center of major Florida book-ban lawsuit

‘Maus,’ Nazi parallels and a Shylock reference make appearances at Senate hearing on book bans

‘Maus’ evades a ban in Iowa after school district cites ‘ambiguity’ in new state law

South Carolina school district to return Bernard Malamud’s ‘The Fixer’ to shelves after yearlong removal

Missouri school board votes not to ban ‘Maus’ from district bookshelves following criticism

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A Missouri school district could ban ‘Maus,’ citing concerns about whether it is ‘explicit sexual material’

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