This site features selected books that have been the objects of censorship or censorship attempts. Here you can read about these books, and about attempts to ban them. You can follow links to sites that discuss these books, to the catalogs of libraries that may lend them to you, and to booksellers that may sell you copies. You can also read some of these books online for free via The Online Books Page.
This site is now open for Banned Books Week 2024 and beyond. This dynamic site replaces our older static Banned Books Online exhibit, which first appeared in 1994. It will continue to grow and be revised over time. Comments and suggestions are welcome.
See more in our full list for this category.
See more in our full list for this category.
See more in our full list.
You can also browse other specific categories, including language, lgbt, politics, pregnancy, race, relationships, religion, and sex.Edited by John Mark Ockerbloom (onlinebooks@pobox.upenn.edu), who is solely responsible for its content.
Read Banned Books is a featured exhibit of The Online Books Page and is subject to its copyrights and licenses.