The yearly event not only celebrates the free access of ideas, but it also highlights the increasing&nbsp;efforts to ban books&nbsp;– especially targeting titles&nbsp;featuring characters or written by authors who are LGBTQ+ and BIPOC.


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Originally Published: <time datetime="2024-09-25 17:44:29">September 25, 2024 at 5:44 p.m.</time>

The yearly event not only celebrates the free access of ideas, but it also highlights the increasing efforts to ban books – especially targeting titles featuring characters or written by authors wh…{ai:summary}<p>An annual event commemorates the importance of free access to ideas while addressing the rising trend of book bans, particularly those focusing on LGBTQ+ and BIPOC characters and authors. </p><p>This highlights ongoing concerns about censorship in literature. #society</p>

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