Are graphic novels too graphic? Lewd or literary? This Wednesday, April 30, CBLDF Executive Director Charles Brownstein will discuss these questions and more at Columbia University. Columbia University Libraries and Information Services Rare Book & Manuscript Library are currently hosting…
TOMORROW NIGHT: Swamp Thing and the Comics Code in Columbus
Attention central Ohio comic nerds! Tomorrow evening in Columbus, there’s a free event you do not want to miss: a talk by creator Stephen R. Bissette on “Swamp Thing and the Birth, Life, and Death of the Comics Code.” Here’s…
The Color Purple and The Bluest Eye Challenged in North Carolina AP Class
Two frequently-challenged novels by African American authors are once again under fire in North Carolina–this time from a parent whose daughter is not even in the class where they were used. Wendell resident Dawn MacGibbon is pushing for Toni Morrison’s…
Two Boys Kissing Stays on Shelves in Virginia School System (For Now)
This week, CBLDF joined a coalition led by CBLDF-sponsored Kids’ Right to Read project to defend David Levithan’s Two Boys Kissing, which was challenged in the Fauquier High School library in Warrenton, Virginia. CBLDF joins coalition efforts like the one…
Idaho Resident Calls Police on Absolutely True Diary Giveaway
For this year’s World Book Night, some free-speech-loving folk in Meridian, Idaho, had the great idea to hand out free copies of Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, which is currently suspended from classroom use in…
Help CBLDF Fight for Free Speech at C2E2!
This weekend, CBLDF blows into the Windy City for C2E2! April 25 – 27, you’ll find CBLDF at booth #437 in the South Building of McCormick Place in downtown Chicago (2301 S. Lake Shore Drive) with an abundance of signed…