Banned Books Week - September 22-28, 2019

Banned Books Week is the annual celebration of the Freedom to Read. The event is sponsored by a coalition of organizations dedicated to free expression. (including: American Booksellers Association; American Library Association; American Society of Journalists and Authors; Association of University Presses; etc) Banned Books Week also receives generous support from DKT Liberty Project, and Penguin Random House.

Several examples of banned books:

The Harry Potter series - JK Rowlin - Reason for ban: Blasphemy
This year alone saw titles from the series banned from a Roman Catholic school in the US and burned by Polish priests. The Reverend Dan Rehill of St Edward Catholic School in Tennessee said the books contained real spells that could cause harm if read.

The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini - Reason for ban: Offensive content
The Kite Runner's inclusion on high school curricula has been banned or challenged in five US states and was the fourth most challenged book in 2017, according to the ALA. The story of boyhood friends Amir and Hassan coming of age in Afghanistan during the 1970s contains sexually explicit scenes and offensive language. Its treatment of homosexuality, violence and its religious viewpoint have raised concerns the book could "inspire terrorism" and that it "promoted Islam".

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Mark Twain - Reason for ban: Offensive language
Twain's 1885 adventure classic has been a staple of US curricula for decades. However, the book has fallen out of favour with some modern readers who object to the racial slurs used towards the story's African American characters.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/09/obscene-unpatriotic-blasphemous-banned-books-time-190921182159525.html