Today’s banned book is Margaret Atwood ‘s The Handmaid’s Tale, which has been banned for sexually explicit content.
The Millions – Google+ – Today’s banned book is #margaretatwood ‘s The Handmaid’s….
Monthly Archives: September 2013
Banned Books Week, 2013: Good News! Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man is back on the Shelves
Wednesday night, the Randolph County School Board reversed its ban on Ralph Ellison’s novel Invisible Man, just nine days after they had removed the book from school library shelves. The vote was six to one. Only board member Gary Mason deemed the book “not appropriate for young teenagers,†according to David Zucchino of the Los Angeles Times.
School board relents: Invisible Man is “vulgar,” but it’s back on the shelves | MobyLives.
Banned Books Week, 2013: George Orwell’s 1984 banned as “gloomy and depressing”
[1984 by George Orwell] has been banned at various schools throughout the U.S. for being both anti-government and too communist. Oh, and it’s considered too “gloomy and depressing” for children to read at school
The Millions – Google+ – #georgeorwell1984  has been banned at various schools….
Banned Books Week, 2013: There were 464 challenges in 2012
There were 464 challenges, as reported by the Office for Intellectual Freedom, American Library Association, in 2012.
This book was #2 on the list:
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie.
Reasons: Offensive language, racism, sexually explicit, unsuited for age group
Just so you know.
Frequently challenged books of the 21st century | ala.org/bbooks.
DSM-5
DSM-5 is now available in both print and online format! We’ve had the new DSM for a while now, but the online version is now included in our database “PsychiatryOnline.” 