BPC Bulletin News Roundup: Resisting Book Bans in Canada
News Reports and Commentary Selected by Franklin Carter of the Book and Periodical Council’s Freedom of Expression Committee.
Noteworthy authors named in the following articles include Timothy Findley, Amanda Gorman, Margaret Laurence, Harper Lee, Toni Morrison, Alice Munro, John Steinbeck and many other older, classic authors.
REPORTAGE
At TVO Today, Jamie Bradburn writes:
‘You have to start resisting’: How Alice Munro fought book-banning in Ontario | TVO Today
COMMENTARY
In The Tyee, Michael Harris writes:
Book Bans Are a Warning of Our Endangered Democracy | The Tyee
In the Armchair Mayor of Kamloops, B.C., David Johnson comments:
JOHNSON – Weekend essay: Why book bans are never a good idea – ArmchairMayor.ca
In The Globe and Mail, Kit Dobson comments:
Opinion: The answer to book bans? Read banned books - The Globe and Mail
The Book and Periodical Council was formed in 1975 as the Book and Periodical Development Council to provide a venue for members to discuss industry issues, address mutual concerns and undertake projects for the benefit of Canadian writing and publishing.
