After community outrage, the North Carolina Rockville County School Board pulled Beartown by Fredrick Backman from a 10th grade English honors class required reading list, blaming the teacher’s lack of pre-approval and experience for the error. Parents called the book…
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CBLDF at NYCC Round-Up
Another great New York Comic Con is over, but we want to thank all the great fans, artists, writers, and collaborators that made this year so special and successful. Whether you stopped by the booth to pick up a signed…
Fun Home Victory in New Jersey!
Alison Bechdel’s critically acclaimed memoir Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic will remain in the English curriculum at Watchung Hills Regional High School in New Jersey. The school board voted to keep the graphic novel 7 – 2, despite the calls for…
Kansas Teacher Suspended for Considering Part-Time Indian
According to The Emporia Gazette, Austin Schopper, an English teacher at Waverly High School in Kansas was suspended right before Banned Books Week, for suggesting The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian as an addition to his curriculum. The…
Check out Who’s Signing at CBLDF Booth #2258!
Support free speech and meet top creators from every aspect of the comics world! 2018 New York Comic Con has lots of great signings planned! Head over to Booth #2258 to meet a beloved creator, or discover a new favorite. For…
Don’t Miss a Minute of Fun with CBLDF at NYCC 2018!
Are you ready for New York Comic Con? CBLDF has lots of fun stuff planned for this year’s convention, and you’re going to want to mark your calendar so that you don’t miss a minute of it. CBLDF BOOTH #2258…
CBLDF New York Comic Con 2018 Party!
Join the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, ComiXology Originals, and the STREET PUMAS from PM Spirits, Saturday night, 8 pm, at MARY O’s, in the world-famous East Village, for a New York Comic Con exclusive event! Mix and mingle with…
Help Bring New Insight into Censorship and Information Control During Information Revolutions
Help bring the educational program Censorship and Information Control During Information Revolutions to life by donating to their Kickstarter. Cory Doctorow (In Real Life, Walkaway, Information Doesn’t Want to be Free), along with historian and novelist Ada Palmer, and author,…
CBLDF at New York Comic Con!
There’s less than one to go until 2018 New York Comic Con, the East Coast’s largest comic book and pop culture event! CBLDF will be at Booth #2258 this year, don’t forget to stop by and see all the great…
Enjoy Library Livestreams with Charles Soule & Skottie Young!
Banned Books Week is almost over, but now that the weekend is here, there are two more chances to get to celebrate reading with top comics professionals. Friday and Saturday night from 7pm – 8pm EST, tune in to Image’s Library…