Freiburg, Germany, Central Station Bookshop (right @the center of the shop‘s entryway): “This is a selection of books which are banned at schools in the US“. #UniteAgainstBookBans #FreedomToRead @ala-pla.bsky.social @librarypolicy.bsky.social - ThreadSky

anneli17.bsky.social • 19 hours ago

Freiburg, Germany, Central Station Bookshop (right @the center of the shop‘s entryway):
“This is a selection of books which are banned at schools in the US“.
#UniteAgainstBookBans
#FreedomToRead
@ala-pla.bsky.social
@librarypolicy.bsky.social

Comments

grumpy0ldman84.bsky.social•17 hours ago

💪

derinkrty.bsky.social•13 hours ago

1984? Omg !

jnash15.bsky.social•1 hour ago

Buy them while you can

anneli17.bsky.social•1 hour ago

Yes! And buy printed copies & in local (independent) bookstores. Also: This is a really good time to gift banned books to the kids & teens u care about.
https://www.indiebound.org/indie-store-finder

cutelittlepuppi.bsky.social•6 hours ago

is it just me or are these "banned" books not banned because they're literally apart of my english class curriculum 😭

collapsingskies.bsky.social•6 hours ago

District dependent iirc

swirlingleaves.bsky.social•13 hours ago

I get that it makes a striking point but I wish more people understood that schools are not federal, and standards are different in every state. Both Maus and 1984 are commonly taught in Lit classes in school.

anneli17.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Yes. I clarified that in my follow-up skeets and shared the link to PEN America’s Index of Banned Books that allows to filter which books are banned in which school districts.

swirlingleaves.bsky.social•11 hours ago

I saw - it was more a comment on the sign in the picture

jilleneprost.bsky.social•2 hours ago

Sehr gute Idee😃🖖

jalaligmb.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Really? 1984 is banned?!

wyattryesway.bsky.social•14 hours ago

Every single one of those is available at my high school library in Texas. I just checked. Obviously available in English, not German but still. 1984 is on the optional reading list for 11th grade as well.

anneli17.bsky.social•13 hours ago

If you want to check in which US school districts these books have been banned, see here:

https://pen.org/book-bans/pen-america-index-of-school-book-bans-2023-2024/

danalei.bsky.social•8 hours ago

I love it when book stores make a special effort to.let readers know that these are Banned books. Here & abroad. 👏

thisclaudi.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Why the heck did they ban the "A Court Of..." series? 🤯🤯🤯😵

daetonio.bsky.social•2 hours ago

Gee, I wonder what kind of person would benefit from banning 1984 or the Trial...definitely not a tyrannical autocrat with no regard for basic human decency...no sir. Definitely none of those in the Wihite House...unrelated, wonder when they ban the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution

victorgonzvalles.bsky.social•16 hours ago

colinmungo.bsky.social•15 hours ago

Why?

fragendesauge.bsky.social•15 hours ago

Because they are facists and don’t want to let the kids know how it began.

svenjahagenhoff.bsky.social•14 hours ago

Because of „obscenities and nudity“.
https://www.derstandard.de/story/2000133076321/verbot-von-holocaust-comic-maus-an-us-schulen-loest-kontroverse

pbarratt.bsky.social•1 hour ago

1984 banned? Presumably because the book is eerily similar to what is happening in the world today. One of the best books I’ve read.

stethewhitefox.bsky.social•3 minutes ago

I own two of those banned books — Maus and 1984. Both are essential reading, but they’re also horror stories in their own right. Maus is the horror of history, and 1984 is psychological horror — both chilling because they’re rooted in truth.

phyllishistorian.bsky.social•10 hours ago

So embarrassing. It just feels wrong to try and pass for Canadian though.

suehop.bsky.social•13 minutes ago

As a public high school English teacher, I defy book bans and make banned books available to my students. After 26 years of teaching, no student resorted to criminal activity or antisocial behavior. Only cults and facists limit knowledge.

b0urb0ulithra.bsky.social•12 hours ago

I don't recognize the rest, but 1984 is banned?????

anneli17.bsky.social•12 hours ago

The titles of the English originals are in the alt text.
Please note, none of these books has been banned at ALL schools in the US, nor most of them. I have linked to the searchable PEN America Index of Banned Books, in the follow-up skeets to my original post, if you want to check for 1984.

liberalgrannysd.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Ridiculous…

nikkumana.bsky.social•2 hours ago

Maus zu verbieten riecht irgendwie antisemitisch oder nicht?

thomaspainesghost.bsky.social•12 hours ago

I burned my copy of Fahrenheit 451 out of protest

solomoniccleric83.bsky.social•10 hours ago

Many of these were readily available or read in class so that's a lie

trish--berlin.bsky.social•18 minutes ago

https://bsky.app/profile/anneli17.bsky.social/post/3llz7frce622v

snohwie.bsky.social•10 hours ago

In southern red states maybe, even then it's only few of them. But we have tables like this too in all major bookstores here so don't get the wrong idea at this

everythingisph.bsky.social•6 hours ago

The US is a joke, and not a funny one, which makes it the worst type of joke.

vjm4democracy.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Interesting that "Maus" is one of them and that they are featuring it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maus

kenithehated.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Só they didn't banned " On tyranny" ?

Noice ☝️🤓

rolge.bsky.social•14 hours ago

Is that really true?they’ve banned 1984 in the name of free speech

lukecochran.bsky.social•13 hours ago

They banned it because they don't want people to spoil their plans

aggalway.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Correct. The book 1984 is a prediction of what's happening in these very times.

The book is disturbing !

anneli17.bsky.social•13 hours ago

You can check in which school districts 1984 has been banned here:
https://pen.org/book-bans/pen-america-index-of-school-book-bans-2023-2024/

kerukeion.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Love this.

rattgirl.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Of COURSE they banned Maus. Jesus. I need to go find my copy.

psychobasti.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Es ist alles furchtbar schlimm … aber immerhin weiß man jetzt, was man def. noch lesen sollte, wenn man es nicht schon getan hat …

fraukru.bsky.social•14 hours ago

Der Drachenläufer auch? Den muss ich wohl mal wieder rauskramen… was hat ihnen denn daran nicht gefallen?

kvtch.bsky.social•16 hours ago

*at some schools in the US.

anneli17.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Yes, important clarification - Tanks! Will add this to avoid misunderstandings.

jacquesdelamotte.bsky.social•59 minutes ago

Meta uses Atwood‘s Handmaid‘s Tale for training their AI though. Other banned books too.

Can be checked here: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/03/search-libgen-data-set/682094/

gorgooger.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Ist die Agenda 2025 dann folgerichtig auch verboten?

Ich frag ja nur.

sqrrl1961.bsky.social•13 hours ago

1984? Too prophetic maybe?

rentonsbg.bsky.social•15 hours ago

📌 #buchtipps #leseempfehlungen

wynnep.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Yes. Banning books is the stupidest thing that anyone can do. It makes these books irresistible to all, especially kids and will probably do more to increase sales than almost any other marketing tool.

nordseeeule.bsky.social•16 hours ago

I read half of them and enjoyed them pretty much!

werner-kaffl.bsky.social•4 hours ago

This is just so ridiculous!!!!!!!!!

lyssinum.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Ich kann mich noch sehr gut, an das Haberfeldtreiben auf deutsche Comic Läden erinnern als Maus rauskam. Ich erinnere mich auch noch sehr gut daran, daß kaum beachtet wurde was da passierte.

lyssinum.bsky.social•5 minutes ago

http://www.comic-i.com/aaa-icom/docs/ipj_2001_05.html

lorihamilton.bsky.social•58 minutes ago

Not all schools. Just some that are in stupid orc jurisdictions.

nmuggoch.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Embarrassing at best...

marewiemeer.bsky.social•19 hours ago

"banned books" oder auch: Kaufempfehlung

desamii.bsky.social•15 hours ago

*Merkliste-hinzufüg-Geräusch*
Gerade Atwoods "Handmaid's Tale" / Report der Magd erklärt auch sehr gut das "Woman for Trump"-Phänomen. Allerdings werden manche dieser Frauen mehr als ihren kleinen Finger verlieren. Mehr als ihr Wahlrecht oder ein Auge.

desamii.bsky.social•15 hours ago

Sie werden alles verlieren, was sie als Gebärmutter nicht benötigen.
Und wir auch, sollten wir nicht langsam unsere Demokratie anfangen zu verteidigen!

niehnah.bsky.social•19 hours ago

1984✅
Handmaid's Tale ✅

letsdestroy.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Germany doesn't exactly have a stunning record of defending free speech either. Look how they've reacted to any expression of pro-Palestine sentiment.

night--knight.bsky.social•13 hours ago

I know it's a marketing gimmick more than anything, but for clarity these are allowed in most schools and a few are even required reading for many.

anneli17.bsky.social•13 hours ago

The German sign does not claim that the books are banned in ALL US schools or the majority of schools, sorry if that got lost on the translation. PEN America keeps track which books have been banned where. Chances of book bans in Florida, Iowa or Texas, are quite high.

https://pen.org/book-bans/

night--knight.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Ok, now I know this is bad faith, because the sign clearly implies a broad ban. Hiding behind the fact that you didn't technically specify the details of the ban is disgusting and the same kind of double speak the people doing the bans use.

topipo.bsky.social•10 hours ago

To be clear: NONE of these books is banned in Germany, nowhere - that‘s the point of interest and the important difference.

kearneyimages.ie•2 hours ago

I feel Americans are about to experience The Handmaids Tale.
Loss of women's rights.
Denial of science.
Silence and remove any critics.
Authoritarian leadership.

niehnah.bsky.social•2 hours ago

I feel the same way. It's 2017-2021 on steroids.

anneli17.bsky.social•2 hours ago

… from the long festering erosion and targeting of the humanities, critical thinking, historical knowledge etc. switching to outright eradication…

suejay66.bsky.social•13 hours ago

So pretty much all books that explain what the musk mafia is currently doing

automax.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Take a selfie with the books wearing a keffiyeh

benitads.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Sad!!

twinkie-the-kid.bsky.social•11 hours ago

I have most of these at home for my kids!

catsondcouch.bsky.social•5 hours ago

What the hell is their beef with the Kite Runner? Or any of them? Land of the Free my ass.

barb-t.bsky.social•1 hour ago

Maus I and II (Mouse) were ‘banned’ because the characters are nude! They’re mice FFS! The two books are based on the author’s parents and survival in a nazi concentration camp! Never knew of the books until they were banned. Immediately read both
if them! Hah!

hittielove2.bsky.social•41 minutes ago

Or maybe the "mouse nudity" was an excuse and they were banned for anti-Nazism?

jacob-liesbeth.bsky.social•14 hours ago

I highly recommend 1984 by George Orwell! A real eye opener

aggalway.bsky.social•5 hours ago

But isn't that why it's banned. Too much of an eye opener.

I think it's a great read too. Disturbing, but great !

kleinhirn.bsky.social•18 hours ago

Das halbbiografische Kinderbuch „Freckleface Strawberry“ der U.S.-Schauspielerin Julianne Moore gehört auch dazu

anneli17.bsky.social•18 hours ago

Leider noch sehrsehrsehrviele andere: https://pen.org/book-bans/

dadair1.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Great marketing

bigchungus94.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Wait a minute this isn't a joke they actually banned 1984?

I knew they banned some of these but banning 1984 is like the most ironic thing I think I've ever heard.

vivarto.bsky.social•15 hours ago

Federally banned?

anneli17.bsky.social•14 hours ago

No - the sign at the boookstore I translated verbatim might be a bit misleading. The books on the table are banned by a significant, and ever increasing number of individual public schools or school districts in the US; for details, see my follow-up skeets.

erikschrader.bsky.social•16 hours ago

anneli17.bsky.social•15 hours ago

To the point. I am currently trying to find as many ways as possible to convince my BA students of the value of reading PRINTED books and articles. And of the value of reading slowly & the ENTIRETY of a text - instead of using texts for scanning/ChatGPTing them to extract info. Way to go…

topipo.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Glad that my children are reading printed books…I believe actually there is a kind of „renaissance“ of the printed book….the „Leipziger Buchmesse“ last week was temporarily overbooked….good !

communism-is-based.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Meanwhile Germany.

(Not excusing US fascism but condemning both tbc)

editions-empyreume.bsky.social•2 hours ago

So what? This is what riot police does all over the globe. These do not even use clubs/sticks/shields etc against pro-palestinian terrorist supporters, just bare hands when ordered to push back the crowd.

peggyfrompa.bsky.social•9 hours ago

Despicable!

knautschzone.bsky.social•17 hours ago

Water for elephants? 😳🤨

iabernathy.bsky.social•1 hour ago

I remember seeing this kind of thing growing up, except the bans were in the USSR or China.

macksteele.bsky.social•9 hours ago

johann-v-d-bron.bsky.social•18 hours ago

Darf diese Version von MAUS inzwischen in Deutschland verkauft werden? Mit Hakenkreuz?

varanasi-swiss.bsky.social•17 hours ago

Die habe ich hier auch so, also ja.

commonknorr.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Ja, hatte ich neulich in einer Buchhandlung in der Hand.

hittielove2.bsky.social•45 minutes ago

"Maus" is front and center!

txeightiesgirl.bsky.social•14 hours ago

😎

prayingmantes.bsky.social•8 hours ago

54% of Americans read at the level of 11 year olds + 21% cannot read at all = 75% of the population. Books are almost useless in the US right now.

pa-painter.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Is Mein Kampf accepted reading in US schools?

robertanj.bsky.social•15 hours ago

I love Freiburg 💗

huggykitty.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Throne of Glass is banned? WTH?!😾

johnny-james.bsky.social•9 hours ago

📌
Banned books are the best books. 😎

bleph.bsky.social•8 hours ago

So embarrassing

pk-solo-1.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Omg! I LOVE Freiburg. Studied there for a summer. Wow. Perfect place for that stack of books too. 🙌

tcartmillsaliba.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Water for elephants?? Wtf

chupacabra911.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Thought the same.

literaturwolke.bsky.social•17 hours ago

Wasser für die Elefanten?
Ich verstehe es nicht 🤦‍♀️

robinschmidt.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Lehnt sich da nicht jemand gegen einen tyrannischen Typen auf? Ggf zu viel Anleitung zu Widerstand?

literaturwolke.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Dann müssen fast alle Bücher weg, denn im Kern geht es doch immer gut gegen Böse 🤔

robinschmidt.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Ja, wer weiß was noch kommt😳

anonymousdouce.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Surprisingly, I do not see the camp of the Saints book in that pile of “Band Books”

rationalhumanist42.bsky.social•13 hours ago

I read Maus in school, but that was.....around 25 years ago probably....

What districts have banned these?

topipo.bsky.social•10 hours ago

Tennessee

anneli17.bsky.social•13 hours ago

You can check for details here (number of bans has increased since, however):
https://pen.org/book-bans/2023-banned-book-list/

rationalhumanist42.bsky.social•13 hours ago

After 20 pages of Florida, I have empirically determined without any possibility of mistake or disagreement that it is mostly Florida. This confirms my pre-existing suspicion that Florida is an insane place full of insane people.

knightshiff.bsky.social•4 hours ago

It's fucking WILD that 1984 is banned, they live in it ...

nathan-hacham.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Why is “1984” banned?

aggalway.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Because its predicting and foretelling the current political situation.

nathan-hacham.bsky.social•4 hours ago

I’m not for banning books. Not even Hitler’s “Mein Kampf”. Have you read that one? There is no getting through it! It’s not only disgusting but such bad writing. And there’s always a possibility to put a disclaimer on it.

topipo.bsky.social•11 hours ago

NYC 2022 im Strand‘s Bookstore…

kathleencarson.bsky.social•10 hours ago

I am no gan of The Giving Tree, but why is in banned?

topipo.bsky.social•2 hours ago

„The Giving Tree was banned from a public library in Colorado in 1988 because it was interpreted as being sexist. Some readers believe that the young boy continually takes from the female tree, without ever giving anything in return.…..“

hittielove2.bsky.social•32 minutes ago

I miss Strand since I moved from NYC. One of my favorite things was perusing the Dollar carts.

topipo.bsky.social•11 hours ago

In my opinion „Maus“ by Art Spiegelman (he won the purlitzer price for this graphic novel) should be read by everbody all over the world, especially in schools - even at these times….

yamaking666.bsky.social•9 hours ago

ESPECIALLY in these times !

hittielove2.bsky.social•31 minutes ago

Especially in these times...

noughtytaughty.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Couldn't agree more. There aren't many "necessary books," but Maus is one.

unadottoressa.bsky.social•1 hour ago

Der Regenbogenfisch ist verbannt und das Kinderbuch von Julianne Moore

https://www.24books.de/aktuelles/kinderbuch-von-hollywoodstar-trump-uebt-zensur-an-us-schulen-zr-93578369.html
Meinungsfreiheit!!!🤦‍♀️😡

ratsavant.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Where is a good place to protest Israel publicly in Germany?

communism-is-based.bsky.social•8 hours ago

In prison being charged with antisemitism for being against mass murder

sanovogo.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Banning the novel 1984 is particularly perverse, as that’s the world this administration wants to create.

nonnoluigi55.bsky.social•25 minutes ago

Io 1984 l'ho letto al liceo. E studiato.

rosenkaefer.bsky.social•18 hours ago

Sogar John Green?!

anneli17.bsky.social•18 hours ago

Und noch viel mehr leider:

https://pen.org/book-bans/

rosenkaefer.bsky.social•17 hours ago

Amerikas Gotteskrieger wollen keine Kinder, die sich kritisch mit gesellschaftlichen Themen auseinandersetzen.
Bildung ist hinderlich.

lolly1sh.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Everyone should read Maus

arkax.bsky.social•53 minutes ago

WAIT MAUS IS BANNED IN THE US ?!?! WTF

anneli17.bsky.social•42 minutes ago

You can check in which US school districts MAUS is banned & for which reasons here 👉🏼 https://pen.org/book-bans/pen-america-index-of-school-book-bans-2023-2024/

desamii.bsky.social•15 hours ago

Ich höre gerade 1984. Das Hörspiel ist bei Audible Zusatzkostenfrei im Abo enthalten.

Throne of Glass und das Reich der Sieben Höfe irritieren mich. Hatte sie bisher als belanglose Belletristik wahrgenommen 🤔

anneli17.bsky.social•15 hours ago

Hab kein einziges Buch von Maas gelesen, Fantasy ist nicht so meine Spezialstrecke😜 (außer Tintenherz u.ä.)
Lese gerade Orwells Rosen von Rebecca Solnit - sehr empfehlenswert! Insbesondere als Komplementärlektüre zu 1984. https://www.rowohlt.de/buch/rebecca-solnit-orwells-rosen-9783498003135

glaewen.bsky.social•15 hours ago

Thanks for sharing, I Must go through the station to the shop☺️😍

grayjtaylor.bsky.social•9 hours ago

MAUS was pivotal for me as a young man, I cherish it. I can't believe it's part of the banned books here 😡 well, I guess I can 🙄 along with all the others that profoundly impact us. I'm here in hell, trying to fight to get out 👊🇺🇸🔥

grunklewaddles.bsky.social•9 hours ago

We have a similar display at our nearby Barnes and nobles. Today we went and my daughter asked why books are banned. I had to tell her some people think ideas are dangerous. I also pointed out all the ones we have at home 😁

maipenlai.bsky.social•1 hour ago

Damn they banned Sherman Alexie...

marcofthebeast.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Always props for Maus

eldiablojuancarlos.bsky.social•4 hours ago

How the heck can anyone defend banning Maus? I can see (bad faith) arguments for the other books there that I've read, but Maus? Cant think of a single (bad faith) line of attack. Is it actual Holocaust deniers or something?

payteer.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Yep, that's the reason.

eldiablojuancarlos.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Wow; I knew things were bad in the US but thought the Trumpers did at least recognise the Holocaust was 'a thing'. How do they explain the justification for the creation of Israel (whom they seem to support)? How much cognitive dissonance can they sustain?

payteer.bsky.social•3 hours ago

It's just a very well-connected minority.

noughtytaughty.bsky.social•3 hours ago

One US school banned Maus because it contains pictures of naked mice, which presumably commits them to banning nearly all publicly available images of mice.

eldiablojuancarlos.bsky.social•3 hours ago

It's sad that in these times, I can't tell if that was sarcasm or not 😂 Neither option would surprise me at this point.
Either way, everyone should read Maus (even if they have to buy a copy with 'Censored' stickers over cartoon rodent genitalia)

heinzsprungfeld.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Aldous Huxley ist nicht verboten ?

beakflip.bsky.social•18 hours ago

Wtf, 1984 banned? I kind of get it, but also don't.

blood-pawwerewolf.bsky.social•17 hours ago

They banned all of the books that would cause a “revolution” against their tyranny.

If you look up all of the books that are banned, they are all related to tyranny, facism, racism, communism, etc.

jadedragon2.bsky.social•15 hours ago

How embarrassing!!

schoefaz.bsky.social•2 hours ago

The picture shows Orwells "1984".

So, as an old cynic, I ask myself how it is that the current regime bans its own founding manifesto of all things? Paradoxical, isn't it?

jimbobuk.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Open and legal in the UK. Free speech and all that #usa

topipo.bsky.social•10 hours ago

Also in Germany. If Vance talks about „Free Speech“ he is lying - it is more than a bad joke.

au-ug.bsky.social•9 hours ago

The fastest way to get a junior or high school kid to read is to announce something is banned.

heirwoods.bsky.social•13 hours ago

In other words, important books to get. 👌

franz-wien.bsky.social•2 hours ago

Da ist kein Unterschied zu den Bücherverbrennungen der Nazis. Warum sich noch immer viele weigern, Trump (und seine Techmilliardären Schergen) als faschistischen Diktator zu bezeichnen ist Realitätsverweigerung.

niamolinari.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Good for them, so shameful for us.

harrlrunner.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Das erinnert mich stark an Deutschland 1933! 🔥

skybarney.bsky.social•13 hours ago

They must have banned 1984 because of all the gay sex in that book.

dianneindover.bsky.social•9 hours ago

As an American, I'm ashamed to say that table isn't nearly big enough. You need to see entire shelves -- actual libraries with nearly empty shelves -- because the rule is "books aren't banned, books have to be approved."

anglopad.bsky.social•1 hour ago

Wait, Throne of Glass? Why?! Also what does it say about me when I have most of the books on there? Lol

mrjigster.bsky.social•58 minutes ago

I don’t get the Throne of Glass either. Hope someone clarifies :)

finger-in-his-hair.bsky.social•13 hours ago

The Streisand effect works well.

stubbornirish.bsky.social•1 hour ago

Buy one of each

mabbes1408.bsky.social•12 hours ago

I mean banning Maus is just proof of how evil the US banners are…

alvaromontoro.bsky.social•12 hours ago

The worst thing is the excuses. It's not that the topic may be too advanced or too harsh for children of a certain age. IIRC Maus was banned because of nudity: it showed a naked mouse. Not the violence. Not the gore. Not the crude biographical story... They banned the book because of a rat's penis.

mabbes1408.bsky.social•12 hours ago

A society build on the mores of puritans…

humanity101.bsky.social•2 hours ago

👀👆🎯

astro-sven.bsky.social•1 hour ago

Echt? "Eine wie Alaska" auch?

wirz.org•4 hours ago

Banning books has always been a great way to filter out the relevant ones!

cynthial1952.bsky.social•7 hours ago

I like to read banned books!

bedparasiempre.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Germany censors calls for a free Palestine. A pox on both houses

kleinekarlijn.bsky.social•2 hours ago

Well that's depressing. Bad enough we have that section at home, let alone in other countries.

anneli17.bsky.social•2 hours ago

I did NOT post it to deepen your political depression , though - but to show transnational reader and book lover solidarity to everyone in the US who cares about books and knowledge and learning. We see you ❤️✊🏽

fatdog707.bsky.social•3 hours ago

I own at least five of those books!

allen75570.bsky.social•17 hours ago

Of course they banned 1984. It would read too much like current news...

dunkelkind75.bsky.social•17 hours ago

😳 Unglaublich....

gray1234.bsky.social•11 hours ago

2dollrdave.bsky.social•48 minutes ago

Some were required reading in my school

susannehh.bsky.social•15 hours ago

My 14 year old daughter has almost everything published by Sarah Maas. Even bought with her own pocket money. I guess that makes her eternally doomed…🤷‍♀️🤭

kathmcymru.bsky.social•15 hours ago

I love it that my daughter is reading banned books. She's the same age as your daughter and loves the Court of Thorns & Roses series.

allycatni.bsky.social•9 hours ago

I remember reading it a few years ago. Why is it banned?

seasthemoment.bsky.social•9 hours ago

I was the type of mom who encouraged my sons to read them😉🫣

b-s-idlefix.bsky.social•2 hours ago

"Der Stürmer" wahrscheinlich nicht

anneli17.bsky.social•15 hours ago

Important clarification: These books are not banned at ALL US schools. The number of bans by public schools and school districts, however increases rapidly. According to PEN America‘s Index of Banned Books, most bans occur in Florida, Iowa and Texas, source:
https://pen.org/report/beyond-the-shelves/

kathleencarson.bsky.social•10 hours ago

Yeah, I was cringing a bit. Europeans in general do not appreciate how decentralized our education system is. My kids' school (in WA) have not only not banned books, they've assigned some of those as required reading.

thisonesamy.bsky.social•10 hours ago

Big brain energy chart

off-cybertruck.bsky.social•7 hours ago

over 4,000 bans in Florida... makes sense but is also unbelievable

anneli17.bsky.social•15 hours ago

As of now, PEN America‘s Banned Books List 2025 registers e.g. 97 bans against John Green‘s Looking for Alaska; 85 against Chobsky‘s Perks of Being a Wallflower, and 76 against Asher, 13 Reasons Why.

https://pen.org/banned-books-list-2025/

jlempieri.bsky.social•6 hours ago

https://www.tombino.shop/productscs/censoredspines

psychoawesome.bsky.social•9 hours ago

Iowa has such a disproportionate number of bans for it's population that's crazy.

minniapple.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Yeah, I was really surprised by Iowa

anneli17.bsky.social•18 hours ago

For details on the current state of book bans in the US, see here: https://pen.org/book-bans/
#EduSky

tskramer.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Wow 1984?

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