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“The 1619 Project” by Nikole Hannah-Jonesīlog posts on the Barnes & Noble website relating to banned books include a post about banned books week in 2021, “7 Banned Books That Should Be Required Reading” and “11 Books That Were Banned for Completely Ridiculous Reasons.”Įditor’s Note: This story has been updated to identify one of the book titles as “Lord of the Flies.This page gives non-lawyers an overview of complicated copyright laws through an example-based tutorial. “Stamped from the Beginning” by Ibram X. The top banned and challenged books, according to Barnes & Noble include: Given the wide discussion of the banning of books, it is probably one that is popular in bookstores everywhere, including those of Barnes & Noble. We also have a page on BN.com devoted to banned books which shows the bestsellers amongst them.” Barnes & Noble spokesperson We do not know how many stores have chosen to make a display of banned books. Which individual titles are included in any display is chosen by the booksellers in a store. “We do not direct how choices are made and our displays are constantly changing. A company spokesperson tells Nexstar each Barnes & Noble store gets to decide how to display books.
The company does not, however, instruct all of its stores to have a banned book section. “Books that explore race, sexuality and new concepts and ideas are still often prohibited by certain communities, although they can easily be purchased in most bookstores.” “They were believed to be obscene or too controversial to be read by society,” Barnes & Noble explained. Pulitzer Prize-winning book about Holocaust banned in Tennessee school district