Banned Books

Banned Books Week 2016: Enid and Noddy Defeat the Despots

September 29, 2016

Over the last few decades the word "racist" has become almost synonymous with Enid Blyton's name. Accusations of sexism and classism have also persisted, along with the BBC's recent desperate campaign to expose...

Banned Books Week 2015: The Persecution of Pooh and Piglet

Olga Hughes

October 3, 2015

Books

Even Winnie the Pooh and his adorable pal Piglet are not immune to the long arm of book censors. Only it's not just Winnie the Pooh books that have been banned. The town of Tuszyn in Poland took exception to...

Thug Notes Top Ten Banned Books

Olga Hughes

January 18, 2015

Books

BANNED BOOKS: Boobies, Pillz & Aliens (Part I) http://youtu.be/g9dWi_NQc1E MORE BANNED BOOKS: Whores, Talking Pigs & Euthanasia (Part II) http://youtu.be/a-u0LwBGd9M Visit Wisecrack for mo...

Banned Books Week 2014: Dr Seuss – Banned I Am

Olga Hughes

September 24, 2014

Books

Green Eggs and Ham Green Eggs and Ham was banned in Maoist China in 1965 because of its "portrayal of early Marxism" - a ban that was not lifted until the author died in 1991. It was also banned in Califor...

Banned Books Week 2013: The Humble Pig

Olga Hughes

September 28, 2013

Books

The Three Little Pigs The Three Little Pigs was part of what the Muslim Council of Britain called a “well-intentioned but misguided” policy when a school in the United Kingdom removed copies of the book, a...

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