It’s Banned Book Week 2026, and we’re throwing our energy behind the American Library Association’s (or the ALA’s) efforts to protect titles and counter censorship.
My recent conversations with independent bookstore owners, a banned book list from Bookshop.org, and the ALA’s UniteAgainst Book Bans initiative have inspired me to share accumulated suggestions to challenge the relentless attempts to ban books, and therefore, knowledge. Why do people want to limit knowledge, you ask?
We dig into that, and more, in this special episode of the HARD SCREEN podcast.
Interested in advocating for literary freedom?
Resources mentioned in this episode can be found HERE.
Episode Credits:
This episode was recorded by Tamryn Spruill, HARD SCREEN creator and host. Theme music was composed, performed, and recorded by Anwuliazuka. Dani Shaw at kaleidaweb created our amazing website, thehardscreen.net, and maintains it. The American Library Association provided the amazing resources used in this episode and the “Every Book Banned Leaves” social media asset.