Book Burning – For Reading Addicts

Literature News

February 9, 2022

US Conservative Pastor Holds “Witchcraft” Book Burning

A pastor from Tennessee in the USA pastor recently held a book burning targeting books…

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Literature News

June 11, 2021

Author accused of publicity stunt by burning own books

Author Jeanette Winterson has been accused of performing a 'publicity stunt', and for 'internalised misogyny'…

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Culture News

January 1, 2020

China punished library officials for book burning

China has punished library staff for burning books – but only for doing so publicly.…

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New Releases News Political

October 15, 2019

Latina Author’s Books Burned by White Students

Students at a university in Georgia, USA, have been burning books that offend them. After…

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News

August 13, 2019

Over 300,000 Books Destroyed by Turkish Government

According to the Turkish Ministry of Education, following the attempted coup that took place in…

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Children's Literature News

April 2, 2019

Catholic Priests in Poland Burn Harry Potter Books

With over 500 million copies sold worldwide, J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series is one of…

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Libraries News

November 3, 2018

Iowa Library Receives Donations After Man Burns LGBTQ Books

We recently covered the story that a man in Iowa had taken to burning LGBTQ…

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News Political

October 25, 2018

Religious Activist Burns LGBT Books (and we’re suggesting them to read!)

A religious activist who is the leader of a northwest Iowa pro-life, anti-homosexuality Facebook group…

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Literature News Political

August 19, 2017

Alt-Right Book Burning Cancelled After Pressure

Well there’s a headline I never thought I’d write in my lifetime. Book burnings, remit…

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