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Webcomic Illustrates Detention of Ramón Esono Ebalé

Almost three months ago, graphic novelist and political cartoonist Ramón Esono Ebalé was arrested in his native country of Equatorial Guinea. Although the arrest was almost certainly in retaliation for his work critical of dictator Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, he still…

The Dynamite 2017 Blockbuster Holiday Bundle From Groupees.com Benefits CBLDF

Dynamite Entertainment has once again partnered with Groupees.com to launch the Dynamite 2017 Blockbuster Holiday Bundle! A portion of the proceeds benefit CBLDF’s important First Amendment work! The Dynamite 2017 Blockbuster Holiday Bundle has seven tiers to choose from, ranging from free to $15 for…

Baltimore Pulls Buck Out of School

Baltimore County School District has caved to pressure from parents and removed MK Asante’s award winning memoir Buck from the curriculum at Digital Harbor High School. Parents claimed profanity, as well as graphically described sexual acts, were the reasons Buck was inappropriate for…

ALA Members Establish Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table

Comics and the librarians who love them will soon have a more stable home within the American Library Association, thanks to the establishment of a Graphic Novels & Comics in Libraries Round Table which will have a budget for programming,…

Signed Books from CBLDF: The Gifts That Keep on Giving!

Still looking for the perfect gift? You’re in luck — we have an amazing array of graphic novels for all ages and interests, signed by the creators to help us fight for the right to read! Get amazing books signed…

NCAC Tells Texas School District to Reverse Ban on The Hate U Give

The National Coalition Against Censorship today urged the school district in Katy, Texas to obey its own challenge policy and restore Angie Thomas’ award-winning and critically-acclaimed novel The Hate U Give to school library shelves. The book is currently under…

Florida School District Won’t Ban Fahrenheit 451

The school district in Santa Rosa County, Florida is standing by Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, despite a complaint from an irony-challenged parent who demanded that the cautionary tale about censorship be removed from the 8th grade curriculum. Superintendent Tim Wyrosdick…