A Tennessee church held a bonfire for congregants to burn the fantasy books alongside Ouija boards and other “demonic influences” A controversial US pastor conducted a bonfire of various ‘occult’ materials, including copies of Harry Potter and Twilight books, in order to combat “witchcraft” and “demonic influences.” He argued that his church had a “biblical […]
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Poll on most popular books reveals ‘surprising trend’
Most Americans chose books written about former US President Donald Trump this year, a poll shows Three of the five most popular books from the 2021 New York Times Best Seller list were about former US president Donald Trump and his last year in office, a survey in the US has found. Survey firm OnePoll […]
Most children’s classic books are ‘sexist’ & ‘racist’ – study
The majority of popular children’s books should be removed from shelves, as they are “outdated,” “sexist,” “racist,” and written from a “white male” perspective, a new study suggests. “The world represented in children’s books reflects predominantly middle class, heterosexual, male heroes and characters,” reads the report of Dr Helen Adam and Laurie Harper from Edith […]
‘Feminist’ bookstore BLASTED for ‘sexist’ decision to remove books by bestselling ‘female’ author who turned out to be three men
A Spanish bookstore that only stocks works by women authors has come under fire over “sexism” and “censorship” for deshelving novels by Carmen Mola – after it emerged that the name was a pseudonym adopted by three male writers. Over the weekend, the Madrid-based store, named Mujeres & Compania (Women & Company), had posted a TikTok […]




