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Banned Books Week on Fable

Jason Boog
Banned Books Week 2023
This is Banned Books Week, a special time when readers band together to defend books against the forces of censorship. According to the American Library Association, there were 1,269 different attempts to challenge books around the country in 2022. Books are being removed from libraries, school reading lists, and bookstores through individual petitions and coordinated efforts by different groups. The Fable community has championed banned books through book clubs, social media, and daily reading habits. This is your chance to help someone else discover a banned or challenged book!

Fable readers celebrate banned books

We should be reading and defending banned every week, but this special week is designed to raise awareness and take action on this urgent issue.Rhea P. started the conversation on our Fable For You feed, asking readers to share their favorite banned or challenged books. I’ve collected some of those replies: Rhea P.: “I love ‘The Giving Tree’ by Shel Silverstein. Cynical interpretation of the tree’s selfless giving as ‘sexist content’ landed this children’s classic on a Colorado library’s banned book list in 1988.”Ellen Savage: “‘Beloved’ by Toni Morrison! Basically, all of Morrison’s work should be required reading, and I’m so upset that this book is regularly challenged.”Bookworm82: “‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ is continually banned in one area or another but always remains a favorite of mine.”Klamen: “‘Nineteen Minutes’ by Jodi Picoult. She’s been very outspoken about the bans, particularly in Florida.”Julian: “For some reason, the BFG is banned!”type: embedded-entry-inline id: 5hh2EFMZXEJcpsLtxtxHoR

Keep reading on Fable!

Taking away the option to read certain books because of their subject matter removes the opportunity to have meaningful conversations and get comfortable with discomfort to learn empathy and how to see a perspective other than our own. You can discover more frequently challenged books on Fable’s social justice genre page.Still looking for more to read? Fable has plenty of free books in every genre!The Fable app is built for social reading, with tools for sharing highlights, comments, insights, links, pictures, and videos as you set measurable reading goals. We also make it easy to launch your free book club. With our platform, you can host every aspect of an online discussion at a single destination to reach readers and build safe online communities regardless of location or time zone.
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You can also discover your new favorite book by exploring thousands of book lists on Fable, decoding your personal taste with our guided recommendations. It’s easy to make your own list as well!
Jason Boog
Jason Boog

Fable Editorial

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