Today on Commotion, Ira Wells, author of the book On Book Banning and the president of PEN Canada, explains why book bans are becoming more common in schools across Canada and the U.S.

The American Library Association has spent this week promoting Banned Books Week, its annual campaign to raise awareness about the fight against book censorship. But it's a fight that, by their own ...

When I was younger, I was a voracious reader. While I had my favorite genres and writers, very few things could drive me toward a book with more conviction than it having been banned in some fashion ...

Independent bookstores are the heartbeats of their communities. They provide culture and community, generate local jobs and sales tax revenue, promote literacy and education, champion and center ...

Some books refuse to make us feel good about ourselves. They unsettle rather than reassure, disturb rather than console. Readers often describe them as heavy, difficult, or even exhausting. Yet these ...