Recs if you like I Am Jazz...
The Big List of Banned or Censored Books
A list of Banned or Censored books (from around the world) that I want to read and form my own opinions about...
Most Frequently Banned Books in the US
Books that are banned/challenged most often in the United States, based on data from the American Library Association. Resist censorship ๐
Queer Biographies, Autobiographies, and Memoirs
May 16th is National Biographer's Day, commemorating the work of people who write about... people! We've picked out a whole pile of our favorite biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs by and about queer folks to celebrate the occasion. (This list is presented by Duck Prints Press, the indie publisher focused on publishing queer art and stories by queer creators! A group of us collaborate to make these recommendations.)
Books Matt Krause doesn't want you to read
All of these are from the list that Texas lawmaker Matt Krause in October of 2021 tried and in many cases succeeded to get banned from classrooms and school libraries. There are quite a few interesting and odd choices in there which is part of why I wanted to share this list on here. Not necessarily recommendations but there are some pretty good books on here. As well as a lot of textbooks
Krause Banned Book List Project
In October 2021, Texas State Representative Matt Krause initiated an inquiry targeting a list of approximately 850 books in Texas public schools, alleging they could cause "discomfort, guilt, anguish, or any other form of psychological distress" regarding race or sex. The list disproportionately targeted LGBTQ+ topics, race/racism, and sex education.
This is my project to read through this list for myself - utilizing my local library system for access to these titles. Follow the journey or join along!
Read (Queer) Banned Books
Queer fiction and non-fiction commonly banned in the US.
Queer Children's Books
We celebrate various events related to the publishing of children's books by highlighting children's books and middle grade works that feature queer themes and/or queer characters. This list is being posted for Children's Authors and Illustrators Week! (This list is presented by Duck Prints Press, the indie publisher focused on publishing queer art and stories by queer creators!)
Top 100 Banned Books: 2010-2019 (USA)
the 100 most frequently challenged/banned books in the US during the 2010s (for series, only the first book is listed)
(also: list is in reverse order because I added them in order from first to last)
ala banned books list
a list of the most frequently challenged books as recorded by the american library association. ๐ read more here.
*note: if multiple books from the same series are listed by the ala, i have only included one book per series here
๐ LGBTQ+ Picture Books ๐
๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ Kids' picture books with LGBTQ+ characters, themes, and authors ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
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