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The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood About the Author Margaret Atwood, born in 1939 in Canada, is a powerful literary voice whose stories often explore power, oppression, and what it means to resist. Over her long career, she has written poetry, fiction, and essays. Some of her most acclaimed works include The Handmaid’s Tale, … Read more
What Books Are Banned in 2025? Book banning has become one of the most debated issues in 2025. Across the United States, thousands of titles have been pulled from classrooms and libraries. According to PEN America, between July 2024 and June 2025 there were 6,870 cases of book bans in schools. These bans happened in … Read more
10 Banned Classics You Need to Read During Banned Books Week 2025 Books are more than stories. They are voices, memories, and struggles from across time. Yet not all books were welcomed when they first appeared. Many classics faced bans and censorship. Some were accused of being immoral. Others were judged too political or too … Read more
5 Banned Classics That Challenge, Confront, and Endure Books have power. They can comfort us. They can inspire us. And sometimes they shake us to the core. The best books do more than entertain. They make us think. They make us uncomfortable in ways that help us grow. Banned books often do exactly this. They … Read more
10 Banned Literary Classics You Might Not Know Books have always had the power to disturb, inspire, and question the values of their age, which is why many have been banned or censored. While well known cases such as Ulysses or Lady Chatterley’s Lover often take the spotlight, there are many other classics that faced … Read more
10 Literary Classics That Faced Censorship Throughout history, many literary works that are now considered classics were once tossed aside, banned, or even burned for their content. Whether for challenging social norms, moral codes, politics, or religion, these books provoked controversy — and in many cases, censorship. Here are ten literary classics that faced censorship, … Read more
William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, first performed around 1602, has long been one of his most beloved comedies. Yet, like many of his works, it has faced challenges and bans at different times in history. The play’s themes of cross-dressing, mistaken identity, and playful treatment of gender and desire have often unsettled more conservative societies. In … Read more
When Candide was first published in 1759, it was banned almost immediately in France and other parts of Europe. The novel’s sharp satire of religion, government, and optimism scandalized authorities and religious leaders. It mocked clergy, criticized powerful institutions, and questioned whether the world was truly “the best of all possible worlds,” a belief popular … Read more
When The Prince was first circulated in the early 16th century, it immediately caused controversy. Machiavelli’s blunt advice on power, politics, and leadership was seen as dangerous, even shocking. Rather than speaking of morality or virtue, he wrote about ruling with cunning, manipulation, and, when necessary, cruelty. For centuries, the book was banned by the … Read more
When Kate Chopin’s The Awakening was published in 1899, it was met with immediate outrage. The novel was banned from libraries and dismissed by critics as immoral and scandalous. What shocked readers most was its portrayal of a woman seeking independence, sexual freedom, and a life beyond her role as wife and mother. At the … Read more