Seven Books That Remain Banned in the 21st Century

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Stephanie Studer is our US digital editor. She recommends seven books that remain banned in the 21st century. The American Library Association says its tally of ban requests from school boards and removals from library shelves has never been so high, 1,600 titles in 2021 alone.

Contrary to the groaning of both Republicans and Democrats, the economy is still the world’s largest. How has this success been sustained? We ask why choosing the wrong degree could leave you worse off than if you had never bothered at all. And our correspondent’s picks of the books that have been banned.

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