Author Rushdie Testifies in Attacker’s Trial Despite the traumatic experience, Rushdie remained composed during his testimony, occasionally injecting humor. He also shared details about the painful and ongoing recovery process. Angela Waterfield19 February 2025One comment2 minute read
China’s Censorship created a Global Profitable Book Store Industry Yu Miao once owned an independent bookstore in China. While there, he… Madeline Foster7 December 2024One comment2 minute read
Libraries on the Frontline Public libraries have long been sanctuaries of knowledge and community engagement.… Angela Waterfield15 November 2024One comment4 minute read
Political Climate in High Schools: Responding to Book Bans As summer wraps up and students return to school, a notable shift… Angela Waterfield10 August 20242 comments2 minute read
New Harry Potter Book Amid Controversy: ‘From the Wizarding Archive’ Harry Potter fans have a lot to look forward to this fall… Angela Waterfield26 July 20246 comments3 minute read
New Children’s Book on Palestine Raising Reader Fury Readers in New York City are up in arms over a new… Mercy Pilkington23 November 2017One comment2 minute read
How eBooks Can Save Banned Books It’s Banned Books Week, a popular celebration for rebel readers put on… Mercy Pilkington27 September 2017One comment2 minute read
Clean Reader Controversy: Censorship, or Right to Read? “Substitute ‘damn’ every time you’re inclined to write ‘very;’ your editor will… Mercy Pilkington30 March 2015One comment3 minute read
Censoring Indie Authors With so much attention focused on the US when it comes to… Mercy Pilkington12 March 2015One comment3 minute read
The Impact of eBooks on the Fight Against Censorship Following yet another living, breathing attempt at book banning–this time in Boise,… Mercy Pilkington27 April 2014One comment2 minute read
Ellen Hopkins, eBooks, and the Fight Against Censorship Young adult author Ellen Hopkins is no stranger to controversy. Her teen… Mercy Pilkington13 March 2014One comment3 minute read
Marvel Censors Miracleman for Some Digital Readers Someone at Marvel Comics decided that their new edition of Miracleman needed… 19 January 2014One comment3 minute read
Kobo: Writers Free to Write What they Want, We’re Not Compelled to Sell It Amid the uproar and media firestorm surrounding the recent discovery of inappropriate… Mercy Pilkington25 October 2013One comment2 minute read
Can The Book Genome Project Solve the Riddle of Categorizing eBooks? The anger over the decision by several retailers to stop carrying self-published… Mercy Pilkington21 October 2013One comment2 minute read
PayPal Backs Down from eBook Ban After a firestorm of angry protests and a grassroots petition campaign, PayPal… Mercy Pilkington13 March 2012One comment2 minute read
Authors Strike Back Against PayPal’s Censorship of Smashwords Smashwords, the popular online ebook distribution platform that recently celebrated the uploading… Mercy Pilkington7 March 20126 comments2 minute read
