The leading message of this year’s PEN America ‘Banned in the USA’ report is about an insidious rise in ‘normalization’ of censorship.
USA: A New State ‘Freedom To Read Act’ Bans Bannings of Books
A gradual effort to block book bannings in the United States gets another boost as New Jersey’s new Freedom to Read Act is signed into law.
OUP Bans Pork from Children’s Books
The UK’s Daily Mail reports that Oxford University Press has banned sausages and pigs from children’s books in an attempt “to avoid offense.”
Future-Proofing Equality: UK Children’s Publishing Braces for the U.S. Playbook
Can children’s publishing stay inclusive as US book bans spread? A UK symposium sounds the alarm and explores solutions.
‘What the Book Fair Is All About’: Frankfurt’s Juergen Boos
‘We offer a platform for dialogue where different voices and viewpoints can come together,’ says Frankfurter Buchmesse’s president and CEO.
US Book Show: Hope Amid Political Challenges
The 2025 US Book Show focused on challenges of publishing in today’s political, social, and technological environment.
Book-Ban Programming Part of Germany’s Freedom Week
‘Giving the Banned Book a Voice’ is the title of a kick-off event in Germany’s May Freedom of Expression Week.
British Book Awards: The 2025 Small Press Winners
From Ireland, England, Scotland, and Wales, small press winners now vie for the top independent publishing British Book Award.
The British Book Awards Shortlists: 46 Small Presses
The 2025 British Book Awards have released their longlists in the Small Press category–publishers with turnover below £5 million.
Macmillan’s Jon Yaged on Book Banning: ‘It Stigmatizes Reading’
The CEO of Macmillan Publishers talks about his personal experience of reading and the stark dangers of banning books.