Did you know that 2024 has been another banner year for banning and challenging books in schools and libraries? Whether the challenges come about because of racism, sexuality, or gender identity, what is always at the forefront of these book banning attempts is censorship. Banned…
Did you know that 2022 has been a banner year for banning and challenging books in schools and libraries? Whether the challenges come about because of racism, sexuality, or gender identity, what is always at the forefront of these book banning attempts is censorship. Banned…
It’s officially Banned Books Week! By now you should already know that your local Bookmans store is full of this contraband material. Posters of poor Harry Potter and our girl Persepolis behind Bars are flying high. Arrested Reading displays abound so you can take a…
Many parents visit our stores on the hunt for specific books. Summer reading list, y’all! Some of the books they request can be found in our banned and challenged displays. With school back in full swing and Banned Book Month coinciding, we at Bookmans recommend…
Can you feel the magic in the air? Bookmans is conjuring up a whole lot of entertainment this September and we can’t wait to share it with you! We’re talking special storytimes, new tabletop gaming nights, authors, exclusive musical merch, Hogwarts happenings, and more! September…
Throughout the month of September, Bookmans fought the good fight against banned books and censorship! You might have participated in one of our Banned Book events or even bought one of those mysteriously wrapped books at our stores from our Blind Date with a Banned…
It makes me sad that, as a society, we need to have a month dedicated to recognizing the impact of ignorance on literature and education. What is worse, books are still being challenged today with bans. Like, right now. Literature has been a staple of…
This Fight Censorship Month Bookmans is incredibly excited to celebrate our freedom to read and appreciate art in all its forms in September! We’re also thrilled to host and participate in so many great events within the communities we serve. No matter your age or…
Nothing is more important than your favorite book. From the characters you fall in love with to the words that continue speaking to you even after you put the book down, the right book can stay with you forever. These magical words end up taking…
There are definitely times where banning a certain book leaves you with only one question: why? For example, you can look at a book that came out in the early 1900s and see that maybe society wasn’t quite ready for a sexually explicit novel such…
There are definitely times where banning a certain book leaves you with only one question: why? For example, you can look at a book that came out in the early 1900s and see that maybe society wasn’t quite ready for a sexually explicit novel such…
We fight censorship every month at Bookmans Entertainment Exchange. But September is especially awesome when it comes to freedom of speech because we celebrate #ArrestedReading with Banned Book Mugshots and Challenged Literature Displays! It’s always interesting to see what new books have made the banned…
Banned Books Month is here! Every September, Bookmans proudly celebrates literature contraband as we highlight the astounding amount of titles that have been the subject of censorship. From the King James Bible to The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks to Brown Bear Brown Bear to…
With one day left in September we figured we would go out with a bang and highlight a bit more banned material. Banning doesn’t apply just to books. The censorship axe can fall on movies, music and video games as well. In fact any form of…
September is Banned Books month at Bookmans so we are taking a closer look at Arrested Reading. These are graphic novels that have been flagged for one reason or another by the American Library Association or have been challenged on whether they should be allowed…
In the year 2016 it seems completely preposterous that we’re still talking about books that have been banned, challenged or censored. With nudity and profanity on almost every television ad, magazine cover or roadside billboard, literature shouldn’t be what we focus on when trying to…
*Calling all artists!* Bookmans Grant takes on a pop-up gallery to show talents from every medium, highlighting the importance of fighting censorship and our love for speaking out through art that is inspired by your favorite banned books. Every September Bookmans takes pride in bringing awareness to topics…
We could publish an article a week for the rest of our existence featuring scandalously brilliant women and still not scratch the surface of their contributions. From across the entertainment spectrum women are ridiculed, demeaned and suppressed. Countless women endure hardships for letting their creative…
September is Banned Books month for Bookmans. We talk about free expression all month long, in fact, all year long. When discussing censorship and banned books, music, movies and video games, it might be a good idea to start at the beginning. Most of us have…
By Megan Maiden, Bookmans Enthusiast Like most rebellious children, I never liked being told what to do. I never liked being told that I couldn’t watch a certain kind of movie, couldn’t listen to a certain kind of music or couldn’t read a certain kind…