If you were wondering whether they still ban books

Josh Bearman bio ↓ · October 5th, 2009 · filed under books

The answer is yes. And thanks to the freedom of information represented by the Internets, we can now track book bannings on a handy interactive map.

There’s some usual suspects, like Huckleberry Finn and Catcher in the Rye. And a few surprises, like the objection to Black Hawk Down in Raceland, Louisiana, where you might imagine that Mark Bowden’s politically nuetral military potboiler would go down well. Among my favorite ironies: Curtis Sittenfeld’s Prep was pulled from a Prep school right here in SoCal.

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Joshuah Bearman has written about CIA missions, aspiring Fabios, and the world's greatest Pac Man player. Yes, it was he who blew the lid off the story of the great rodent disaster of 2003, when giant gerbils invaded inland China. Joshuah has written for Harpers, McSweeneys, Wired, Rolling Stone, and contributes to This American Life. More from this author →

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