Banned Books Week 2013

The stories behind why certain sci-fi and fantasy stories find themselves challenged—or banned—can be fascinating unto themselves. During Banned Books Week, Tor.com reveals these stories through essays, comic strips, and even testimonials from those who sought to ban books!

Banned Books Week 2013 is being celebrated from Sept. 22 to the 28; further information on Banned and Frequently Challenged Books is available from the American Library Association.

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Reflections of a Repentant Book Burner

Sep 23, 2013

24 comments

Orwell and the Librarian, a Love Story

Sep 23, 2013

16 comments

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

Sep 23, 2013

26 comments

If Plato Were Alive Today, Would He Try to Ban Harry Potter?

Kevin C. Pyle and Scott Cunningham

Sep 23, 2013

3 comments

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Being a Banned Book

Sep 24, 2013

50 comments

The Religious Controversy Surrounding Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials

Jenn Northington

Sep 24, 2013

45 comments

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The Outliers: A Tribute to Writers Who Refuse To Stay Silent

Sep 25, 2013

5 comments

A Map of Comic Book Burnings Across the U.S.

Scott Cunningham and Kevin C. Pyle

Sep 25, 2013

1 comment

When the Portal to a Fantasy World Never Opens: Bridge to Terabithia

Sep 25, 2013

38 comments

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The Complex Irony of Frankenstein

Sep 25, 2013

10 comments

Stephen King: An Unlikely Lifeline In Turbulent Waters

Leah Schnelbach

Sep 26, 2013

12 comments

You are Guy Montag: Ray Bradbury’s #1 Censorship Concern

Sep 26, 2013

10 comments

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Dumbledore Didn’t Come Out at the Right Time (According to Everyone)

Emmet Asher-Perrin

Sep 26, 2013

22 comments

Exactly What Happened in A Wrinkle in Time

Faith Erin Hicks

Sep 27, 2013

6 comments

Labeling Kurt Vonnegut: From Science Fiction Writer to Pornographer

Sep 27, 2013

2 comments

Is There a Correlation Between Banning Books and Bad Science?

Kevin C. Pyle and Scott Cunningham

Sep 27, 2013

5 comments