CBLDF Defender comes to you from the frontlines of censorship! In the September issue, CBLDF talks with prodigious comics scribe Jason Aaron (Thor, Doctor Strange, Star Wars), and readers get a sneak peak at Chip Kidd’s latest project for CBLDF! Retailers,…
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To Cultivate Lifelong Readers, Look Beyond the Numbers
There is no doubt that in the proper pedagogical context, reading level scores like Lexile and Accelerated Reader can serve as useful tools for measuring young readers’ progress compared to their peer group. All too often, though, students are restricted…
Turkey’s Crackdown on Cartoons
Ever since the failed coup attempt in Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has instigated a crackdown that has led to 50,000 arrests and the loss or jobs for nearly 100,000 people. Cartoonists are among the victims of Erdoğan’s censorious campaign. CBLDF has…
GNs signed by Simon Hanselmann, Gabriel Bá, Fábio Moon, Trina Robbins, & More Benefit CBLDF!
This week CBLDF is rewarding your donations with a slew of fantastic books, including Megahex and One More Year, signed & sketched by Simon Hanselmann; Daytripper, De:Tales, How to Talk to Girls at Parties, and more, signed by Gabriel Bá and Fábio Moon; Babes in Arms, signed by Trina Robbins; Kirby: King…
Zunar Sues Police Over Books Lost in Raid
Once again, Malaysian political cartoonist Zunar has filed a lawsuit against police seeking the return of books and t-shirts that were seized in a raid of one of his public fan events. He also wants to recoup lost sales of…
VICTORY in California: Conejo Valley Board Finally Approves Part-Time Indian
After a two-month delay, the Conejo Valley School Board in Thousand Oaks, California finally voted 4-1 last night to approve Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian as part of the 9th grade curriculum. The holdup was…