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Genre: Black & African American Historical Fiction/LGBTQ 5 Stars Brilliant What a brilliant story in The Color Purple by Alice Walker. It...

4 Stars Another Classic, or is it? What a classic story in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. I have read other Hawthorne...

Amy Sonnie and contributors - Revolutionary Voices: A Multicultural Queer Youth Anthology Contributors: Amy Sonnie, Ahimsa Timoteo...

Last night on The After Show with McKensie Stewart & Amy Shannon, they ran their first segment called "Literary Censorship" which will...

5 Stars Heartbreaking and yet, very interesting The Anne Frank Diary of a Young Girl book is not just about a young girl and most of her...

Abdiel LeRoy- The Covid Protocols: Upholding Your Rights in Authoritarian Times 5 Stars Very informative information! This title The...

B.P. Smythe - Mavis Bone and the Fledgling Killer 4 Stars Enjoyed this story! What a grand story in Mavis Bone and the Fledgling Killer...

Margaret Atwood - The Handmaid's Tale 5 Stars Incredible dystopian story that just makes you really think. What a remarkable story in The...

The list has been updated, and on this website, it now has the links to where it can be purchased, and the genres have also been added....

If you did not know, Amazon has a category for "Censorship & Politics" There is a list of the best sellers and other more specific...

All over the world, banning and challenging books is not a new trend, however, it has started coming back in full force. More books are...

Judy Blume, author of wonderful books, has several of her own books on banned books lists. I have recently added one of her books to be...

Article from Hollywood Reporter https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/levar-burton-daily-show-book-banning-1235095065/

Anonymous- Go Ask Alice 5 Stars It's a powerful read, and it should be read by many Go Ask Alice is a powerful read, as it is the story...

Graphic Novel About the Book: In 2014, Maia Kobabe, who uses e/em/eir pronouns, thought that a comic of reading statistics would be the...

This is a video from Amy Shannon, owner and operator of the not for profit but Professional review site, Amy's Bookshelf Reviews. A cause...

On both this blog and my Amy's Bookshelf Reviews website, there is a list of the banned, burned or challenged books that are linked to a...

Shelagh McNicholas (Illustrator) Genre: LGBTQA2S About the Book: The story of a transgender child based on the real-life experience of...

Genre: Classic, Poetry About the Book: When Walt Whitman self-published Leaves of Grass in 1855, he rocked the literary world and forever...