It's Banned Books Week

We're in the middle of Banned Books Week which launched on 25 September and is a celebration of the freedom to read. It originally started in America in 1982 as a reflection on the rise in challenges faced by libraries, bookstores and schools regarding the content of books. The Banned Books week site has lists under various headings:

• Corrosive to young minds
• Politically incendiary
• Downright sexy
• Just wrong

We also have our own page, Banned: controversial books for teenagers and children, which covers similar ground:

• Young upstarts: books written for younger children
• Teen trouble and contentious kids
• Controversial classics
• Further reading

You will probably be surprised at some of the titles included! Here's just a taster: