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Banned Books Week, September 22-28


Showing our support for open access to information and everyone’s right to tell their stories is at the heart of what we do, so it's no surprise that we love Banned Books Week. Celebrate your right to read with the books and information below.

Featured Posts

Find Your Voice, Tell Your Story: Banned Books Week 2020

Find Your Voice, Tell Your Story

"This year, it’s more important than ever to honor writers whose work explores cultures, experiences, perspectives, orientations, and events that expand our understanding of the human condition and accurately reflect and give voice to readers of all backgrounds."

Banned Books Week: Challenging Reads

Challenging Reads

"Considering the books that push our buttons."

Banned Books Week: From the Writers' Room

10 Reasons We Love Banned Authors

"We’ve reached into our archives to reexamine the words of the many banned authors who have graced the Powell’s blog."

On Being Banned: Authors Speak Out

Banned Authors Speak Out

"Thoughtful, candid responses to the predicament of publishing a book and then being told no one should read it."

5 Reasons Books Are Banned

Why Books Are Banned

"The reasons for censoring material are consistent, and generally boil down to some combination of the following five."

Banned Books Week: A History

Why Celebrate Banned Books Week?

"We believe in the power of language to illuminate and explicate challenging ideas and realities."

Banned Books Week

    1984

    1984

    George Orwell
    Hunger Games 01

    Hunger Games 01

    Suzanne Collins
    Slaughterhouse Five Or the Childrens Crusade a Duty Dance with Death

    Slaughterhouse Five Or the Childrens Crusade a Duty Dance with Death

    Kurt Vonnegut
    The Hate U Give

    The Hate U Give

    Angie Thomas
    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter #1)

    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter #1)

    J.K. Rowling
    The Fault in Our Stars

    The Fault in Our Stars

    John Green
    The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

    The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

    Sherman Alexie
    I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

    I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

    Maya Angelou
    Neverwhere Authors Preferred Text

    Neverwhere Authors Preferred Text

    Neil Gaiman
    A Game of Thrones: Song of Ice and Fire 1

    A Game of Thrones: Song of Ice and Fire 1

    George R R Martin
    The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

    The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

    Junot Diaz
    Drama

    Drama

    Raina Telgemeier
    Looking for Alaska

    Looking for Alaska

    John Green
    Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy Book 1

    Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy Book 1

    Douglas Adams
    Eleanor and Park

    Eleanor and Park

    Rainbow Rowell
    Things Fall Apart

    Things Fall Apart

    Chinua Achebe
    The Perks of Being a Wallflower

    The Perks of Being a Wallflower

    Stephen Chbosky
    Cats Cradle

    Cats Cradle

    Kurt Vonnegut
    Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic

    Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic

    Alison Bechdel
    The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

    The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

    Mark Haddon
    Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius

    Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius

    Dave Eggers
    Fahrenheit 451

    Fahrenheit 451

    Ray Bradbury
    George

    George

    Alex Gino
    Norwegian Wood

    Norwegian Wood

    Haruki Murakami, Jay Rubin
    All American Boys

    All American Boys

    Jason Reynolds, Brendan Kiely
    The Catcher in the Rye

    The Catcher in the Rye

    J. D. Salinger
    The Bell Jar

    The Bell Jar

    Sylvia Plath
    The Disappearing Spoon

    The Disappearing Spoon

    Sam Kean
    Malala: My Story of Standing Up for Girls' Rights

    Malala: My Story of Standing Up for Girls' Rights

    Malala Yousafzai
    Make Something Up: Stories You Cant Unread

    Make Something Up: Stories You Cant Unread

    Chuck Palahniuk
    The Complete Persepolis

    The Complete Persepolis

    Marjane Satrapi
    Invisible Man

    Invisible Man

    Ralph Ellison
    A Clockwork Orange

    A Clockwork Orange

    Anthony Burgess
    Outsiders

    Outsiders

    S E Hinton
    The Master and Margarita

    The Master and Margarita

    Mikhail Bulgakov
    Choke

    Choke

    Chuck Palahniuk
    The Golden Compass: His Dark Materials 1

    The Golden Compass: His Dark Materials 1

    Philip Pullman
    Fight Club

    Fight Club

    Chuck Palahniuk
    To Kill a Mockingbird

    To Kill a Mockingbird

    Harper Lee
    Beloved

    Beloved

    Toni Morrison
    This One Summer

    This One Summer

    Jillian Tamaki
    Atonement

    Atonement

    Ian McEwan
    The Left Hand of Darkness

    The Left Hand of Darkness

    Ursula K Le Guin
    Speak

    Speak

    Laurie Halse Anderson
    Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

    Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

    Alvin Schwartz, Stephen Gammell
    Bone 01 Out From Boneville

    Bone 01 Out From Boneville

    Jeff Smith
    Grapes of Wrath

    Grapes of Wrath

    John Steinbeck
    Go Ask Alice

    Go Ask Alice

    Anonymous
    Carrie

    Carrie

    Stephen King
    Neverwhere: Authors Preferred Text

    Neverwhere: Authors Preferred Text

    Neil Gaiman
    American Psycho

    American Psycho

    Bret Easton Ellis
    Are You There God? Its Me, Margaret

    Are You There God? Its Me, Margaret

    Judy Blume
    Sex is a Funny Word A Book about Bodies Relationships & YOU

    Sex is a Funny Word A Book about Bodies Relationships & YOU

    Cory Silverberg, Fiona Smyth
    Giver 01

    Giver 01

    Lois Lowry
    Its Perfectly Normal Changing Bodies Growing Up Sex & Sexual Health

    Its Perfectly Normal Changing Bodies Growing Up Sex & Sexual Health

    Robie H Harris, Michael Emberley
    The Bluest Eye

    The Bluest Eye

    Toni Morrison
    Harriet the Spy 01

    Harriet the Spy 01

    Louise Fitzhugh
    Lovely Bones

    Lovely Bones

    Alice Sebold
    The Autobiography of Malcolm X (As Told to Alex Haley)

    The Autobiography of Malcolm X (As Told to Alex Haley)

    Malcolm X
    Naked Lunch

    Naked Lunch

    William S. Burroughs
    Bartimaeus Trilogy 01 Amulet of Samarkand

    Bartimaeus Trilogy 01 Amulet of Samarkand

    Jonathan Stroud
    The Color Purple

    The Color Purple

    Alice Walker
    Satanic Verses

    Satanic Verses

    Salman Rushdie
    Song of Solomon

    Song of Solomon

    Toni Morrison
    Thirteen Reasons Why

    Thirteen Reasons Why

    Jay Asher
    Diary Of A Young Girl The Definitive Edition

    Diary Of A Young Girl The Definitive Edition

    Anne Frank
    My Sisters Keeper

    My Sisters Keeper

    Jodi Picoult
    Catch-22 50th Anniversary Edition

    Catch-22 50th Anniversary Edition

    Joseph Heller
    Bless Me Ultima

    Bless Me Ultima

    Anaya, Rudolfo
    The Namesake

    The Namesake

    Jhumpa Lahiri
    Boy Meets Boy

    Boy Meets Boy

    David Levithan
    Bridge To Terabithia

    Bridge To Terabithia

    Katherine Paterson
    Cujo

    Cujo

    Stephen King
    Last Exit To Brooklyn

    Last Exit To Brooklyn

    Hubert Selby
    A Lesson Before Dying

    A Lesson Before Dying

    Ernest J. Gaines
    Roll Of Thunder, Hear My Cry

    Roll Of Thunder, Hear My Cry

    Mildred D. Taylor
    Naked Lunch

    Naked Lunch

    William S Burroughs, James Grauerholz, Barry Miles
    Diary Of A Young Girl The Definitive Edition

    Diary Of A Young Girl The Definitive Edition

    Frank, Anne
    Native Son

    Native Son

    Richard Wright
    Annie On My Mind

    Annie On My Mind

    Nancy Garden
    Battle Royale Remastered

    Battle Royale Remastered

    Koushun Takami
    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass

    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass

    Carroll, Lewis
    Fallen Angels

    Fallen Angels

    Walter Dean Myers
    Two Boys Kissing

    Two Boys Kissing

    Levithan, David
    Georgia Nicolson 01 Angus Thongs & Full Frontal Snogging

    Georgia Nicolson 01 Angus Thongs & Full Frontal Snogging

    Louise Rennison
    The Face on the Milk Carton

    The Face on the Milk Carton

    Caroline B. Cooney
    Crank 01

    Crank 01

    Ellen Hopkins
    The Words Of Cesar Chavez

    The Words Of Cesar Chavez

    Cesar Chavez
    Mighty Heart of Sunny St James

    Mighty Heart of Sunny St James

    Ashley Herring Blake
    The Call of the Wild, White Fang, and Other Stories

    The Call of the Wild, White Fang, and Other Stories

    Jack London
    Push

    Push

    Sapphire
    The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq

    The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq

    Jeanette Winter
    Rainbow 01 Rainbow Boys

    Rainbow 01 Rainbow Boys

    Alex Sanchez
    Nasreen's Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan

    Nasreen's Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan

    Jeanette Winter
    Death and The Maiden

    Death and The Maiden

    Ariel Dorfman
    Manchild in the Promised Land

    Manchild in the Promised Land

    Claude Brown
    The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things

    The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things

    Carolyn Mackler
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