The nationwide surge in book bannings continues
September 20, 2023
Judy Blume, James Patterson and Michael Connelly are among 24 prominent writers who have raised more than $3 million to help PEN America open a center in Miami and expand it efforts to counter Florida’s surge in book bannings in recent years
October 04, 2023
A Hong Kong man has been sentenced to four months in prison after he pleaded guilty to importing children’s books deemed to be “seditious publications.”
October 06, 2023
It has been 25 years since the body of Matthew Shepard was discovered in Laramie, Wyoming
October 11, 2023
Author Salman Rushdie called for the unconditional defense of freedom of expression as he received a prestigious German prize
October 22, 2023
A new study from PEN America finds that tens of thousands of books are banned or restricted by U.S. prisons
October 25, 2023
Scholastic Inc. will end a widely criticized policy that made it easier for school book fairs not to sell works with racial, disability and LGBTQ+ themes
October 25, 2023
A former high-profile Myanmar army officer who had served as information minister and presidential spokesperson in a previous military-backed government has been arrested and charged with spreading false or inflammatory news
October 29, 2023
Maia Kobabe’s graphic memoir “Gender Queer” continues its troubled run as the country’s most controversial book, topping the American Library Association’s “challenged books” list for a third straight year
April 05, 2024
Mali’s ruling junta has banned the media from reporting on the activities of political parties and associations in the country
April 11, 2024
A Florida school district banned ‘Ban This Book.’ Author says that’s ‘erasure of the highest order’ and wants it reinstated
July 23, 2024
Singapore has ordered five social media platforms to block users in the city-state from accessing 95 accounts mostly linked to exiled Chinese tycoon Guo Wengui, the
July 19, 2024
Spain announced measures on Wednesday designed to curb the spread of fake news, an initiative blasted by the country's conservative opposition as an attempt to
July 17, 2024
A federal appeals court in New Orleans is taking another look at its own recent order requiring a Texas county to keep eight books on public library shelves that deal with subjects including sex, gender identity and racism
July 07, 2024
A live video portal linking New York with Dublin has reopened after being fitted with sensors that organisers hope will block out inappropriate behaviour by passers-by - including
June 05, 2024
South Korea's media regulator said on Monday it was banning access to a North Korean propaganda music video that it said idolised and glorified leader Kim Jong Un as
June 04, 2024
Debate was an 'eye opener' in suburban Philadelphia and Harris got a closer look
US holiday sales to grow at slowest pace since 2018, report says
'Stop that urgently.' Possible path to innocence for Russian skater was held back at WADA's urging
Francine weakens moving inland from Gulf Coast after hurricane winds cause blackouts
South Koreans are starkly divided over North Korea's nuclear threat
From Chinese to Italians and beyond, maligning a culture via its foods is a longtime American habit
Pope Francis, in Singapore, urges fair wages for migrant workers
Police say Bon Jovi saved a woman they say tried to jump from a bridge