Freedom to Read Week: Books about Censorship

A selection of titles which discuss book banning, censorship, and intellectual freedom. Freedom to Read Week is an annual event that encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom.


Updated January 30, 2026
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Freedom to Read Week: Books about Censorship

A selection of titles which discuss book banning, censorship, and intellectual freedom. Freedom to Read Week is an annual event that encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom.


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That librarian : the fight against book banning in America
Jones, Amanda
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER As seen in the hit PBS documentary The Librarians, now streaming! "Amanda Jones started getting death threats, all for standing up for our right to read . . . but she's not stopped fighting against book bans, or stopped...
A universal history of the destruction of books : from ancient Sumer to modern Iraq
Báez, Fernando
Paper Book
A product of 10 years' research and support from leading American and European universities, A Universal History of the Destruction of Books traces the tragic story which encapsulates: the smashed tablets of ancient Sumer; the widespread looting of libraries in post-war Iraq; the levelling of the...
You can't say that! : writers for young people talk about censorship, free expression, and the stories they have to tell
Marcus, Leonard S.
Paper Book
What happens when freedom of expression comes under threat? In frank and wide-ranging interviews, historian and critic Leonard S. Marcus probes the experience of thirteen leading authors of books for young people. A powerful photo essay on transgender teens is called anti...
Banned book club
Kim, Hyun Sook
Paper Book
A Junior Library Guild Selection "Highly recommended for readers passionate about activism." -- SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, Starred Review "Sure to inspire today's youthful generation of tenacious changemakers." -- BOOKLIST, Starred Review ...
This book is banned
Haldar, Raj
Paper Book
From #1 New York Times bestselling author of P Is for Pterodactyl Raj Haldar comes a silly and irreverent new picture book all about sharing ideas This is a book about dinosaurs. No it's not. Dinosaurs are not allowed. Oh. This is now a book about avocados! Sorry. We deleted those...
On Book Banning : Or, How the New Censorship Consensus Trivializes Art and Undermines Democracy
Wells, Ira
Paper Book
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