The Duluth school district is removing Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird and Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from required reading over the use of a racial slur. A specific challenge to the books did not trigger the removal, which was…
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Don’t Miss Out! Last Week to Get Crazy Sexy Love Charity Humble Bundle
This is the LAST WEEK to get you or someone you love the Humble Book Bundle: Crazy Sexy Love! Bundles start at $1, and not only do you get to expand your digital library, but since the proceeds benefit CBLDF you get to feel good doing it! Notice…
The Art of MARCH: A Civil Rights Masterpiece
CBLDF Executive Director Charles Brownstein has teamed up with John Lind (Creative Director, Kitchen Sink Books, an imprint of Dark Horse Comics) to co-curate The Art of MARCH: A Civil Rights Masterpiece, an exhibit on display at the Museum of Illustration at…
Moms Start Book Club For Controversial Assignments
Some parents in Springfield, Missouri decided the best way to handle recent controversial school reading assignments was by arming themselves with first-hand information. Megan Cook and Marissa Griffin decided to create a Facebook book club for Springfield parents that tackles…
Retailers: Don’t Miss CBLDF’s All-Ages FCBD Extravaganza – FOCs Today!
For 30 years, CBLDF has fought to protect your right to read and create comics. We explore what that means in Defend Comics, an all-ages anthology celebrating Free Comic Book Day. Retailers: Now’s the time to stock up for FCBD using order…
Missouri School Pulls The Hate U Give for Review
Missouri Middle School pulls critically acclaimed YA novel after pressure from local lawmaker. Reed Academy in Springfield, Missouri pulled the book twice recently, in order to review it after concerns regarding an ineffective permission slip and the book’s profanity were…