Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian was recently challenged in Wisconsin, and now it’s under attack in neighboring Minnesota. A pair of parents of New London-Spicer Schools 8th graders have challenged the acclaimed novel, citing “gratuitous…
Abducted Hong Kong Bookseller to Reopen Shop in Taiwan
Lam Wing Kee, one of five Hong Kong-based booksellers who mysteriously disappeared in 2015, is resurrecting his store, this time in Taipei, Taiwan. Lam managed Causeway Bay Books in Hong Kong, a small independent shop that specialized in politically-sensitive publications that had…
Ai Weiwei Defines Artists’ Duty to Resist Repression
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has long been a thorn in the side of authorities, defiantly finding ways to critique government corruption and suppression despite constant surveillance, threats, detention, and a four-year revocation of his passport which prevented him from traveling…
Wisconsinites Pack Board Meeting for Debate Over Absolutely True Diary
Community debate continues over Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian in Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin, where a review committee recently recommended to Superintendent Cliff Thompson that the book remain in the 9th grade curriculum at Sauk…
Signed J.H. Williams III, Neil Gaiman, and Gary Gianni Graphic Novels Support CBLDF!
This week CBLDF is rewarding your donations with Sandman: Overture, Promethea, Tales of the Batman, Seven Soldiers of Victory Volumes One & Two, Chase, the CBLDF-exclusive “It’s Not a Trick” print signed by J.H. Williams III, Hellboy: Into the Silent Sea signed…
Thirteen Reasons Why TV Series Leads to Sudden Scrutiny of Popular Novel
Ten years after its initial publication, Jay Asher’s young adult novel Thirteen Reasons Why is encountering a sudden surge in challenges, bans, and restrictions in schools around the country due to panicked adult backlash against the Netflix series based on…