Banned: 5 Must-Reads
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…
Fight Censorship: The Banning Of America’s Toys
Though Bookmans talks a lot about censorship, the truth is that censorship can rear its head in many facets of life. Although this month we celebrate the right to read and encourage getting caught reading with a banned book, we want to open up the…
Join Bookmans for Fight Censorship Month
Bookmans fights censorship every month, but in September we intensify our focus. We believe in the freedom to read, watch, play and listen to whatever media we want. In conjunction with Banned Books Week, we highlight ways to speak up and speak out. The right…
Celebrate #ArrestedReading at Bookmans
Bookmans promotes avant-garde expression all year around, but September holds a special place in the hearts of rebellious readers. In conjunction with Banned Books Week, we focus on the freedom to read, watch, play and listen to whatever media we want. This month, each Bookmans…
Stocking Shelves that Fight Censorship
Censorship goes beyond banning our favorite books, movies, albums and games. The ALA’s list of frequently challenged books is astounding. Hearing that classic movies such as Gone With the Wind have been deemed unsuitable for public audiences makes us shake our heads. Even so, we…
Fight Censorship: Science Is NOT Porn
No case of censorship gets us more hot under the collar than book banning. Every time a book is removed from library shelves we feel like Guy Montag goaded by Captain Beatty in Fahrenheit 451. Yeah, we know it’s dark! But we’re bookworms and how…
5 Censored Women We Love
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…
Escape Your Online Echo Chamber
Freedom of speech encompasses the marketplace of ideas — both free expression and free consumption. This noble ideal comes with some responsibility to listen with an open mind and seek opposing points of view. In our world of personalized news and targeted ads, it is…
Banned Books 101
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…
Fight Censorship with Bookmans
Bookmans combats censorship all year around, but September holds a special place in our free-expression hearts. In conjunction with Banned Books Week, we focus on the freedom to read, watch, play and listen to whatever media we want. This month, each Bookmans location hosts free…
Top Five Dumbest Attempts to Ban a Book
Now we know what you’re thinking and you are correct — all book banning is dumb. Bookmans is on it, fighting for your freedom to read ’em. We remain the pro free speech advocate and all around rebel that you know and love. The reasons…
Girl Power: Leading Ladies of Banned Books
In honor of Banned Books Week, September 21-27, 2014, we count down our top five heroines in banned or challenged fiction. These loveable yet powerful characters play an important role in challenging the minds of countless readers and that is in itself a timeless story….
Exploring Graphic Censorship
One of the issues nearest and dearest to the heart of Bookmans is free speech. In fact, we devote the month of September to the discussion and exploration of censorship. Many of us are familiar with famous novels like Alice in Wonderland and Animal Farm…
The Importance of Wicked Words
Social media has taught us what society’s hot buttons are. You can hardly log onto Facebook without stumbling across a hot debate in your feed. The subjects of racism, sexual preference and religion are sure ways to get people talking — and arguing. Even the…
Join Bookmans for Fight Censorship Month
Bookmans fights censorship every month, but in September we intensify our focus on the freedom to read, watch, play and listen to whatever media we want. In conjunction with Banned Books Week, we highlight ways to speak up and speak out. The right to discovery,…
10 Internationally Banned Movies We’re Free to Watch
Bookmans pays homage to all media that has been banned, censored or challenged from people all over the world. Our anti-censorship stance means we won’t make decisions about what content is appropriate for you. Freedom of expression is #1 in the Bill of Rights and…
10 Internationally Banned Movies We're Free to Watch
Bookmans pays homage to all media that has been banned, censored or challenged from people all over the world. Our anti-censorship stance means we won’t make decisions about what content is appropriate for you. Freedom of expression is #1 in the Bill of Rights and…
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