Banned Books Week 2018: Team Mascot’s Favorite Challenged Books
(Posted on Thursday, September 27, 2018)
By Emily Evans-Miller Each year, the American Library Association brings together authors, librarians, publishers, and book lovers from all walks of life in celebration of Banned Books Week. This year, Banned Books Week takes place from September 23rd to the 29th. Though none of our titles at Mascot Books have been challenged, we support free speech and the end of censorship for all authors and books. In celebration of free thought, our blog editor, Emily, asked around the Mascot Books office to find out everyone’s challenged titles.Our Favorite Censored Titles
Jess Cohn, Acquisitions Editor
Emily Evans-Miller, Content Marketing Manager
I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Kiley Garrett, Production Editor
The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
JQ Gillen, Bookkeeping
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Matt Gonsalves, Graphic Designer
The Lorax by Dr. Seuss
Will Oney, Retail and Distribution Manager
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Scott Parker, Acquisitions Editor
The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger
Kristin Perry, Director of Author Services
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
Susan Roberts, Senior Production Editor
The Harry Potter Series by JK Rowling
Abby Simpson, Bookkeeping
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Ben Simpson, Acquisitions Editor
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Nina Spahn, Senior Production Editor
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Rachel Sutton, Production Editor
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Michelle Webber, Senior Marketing Manager
The Junie B. Jones Series by Barbara Park
Daniel Wheatley, Senior Production Editor
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
His Dark Materials Series by Philip Pullman
Visit the American Library Association website here if you’d like to learn more about intellectual freedom rights, censorship, and how you can help. All links above lead to local-to-Mascot bookstores that we love to work with and think you will too. Consider ordering your next book from an independent bookstore (support the arts!) instead of the big guys. Make sure to tag #IndieBookLove when posting your Banned Books this week.
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