by Isabella J. Miletic | Mar 14, 2026
This edition of Forbidden Florida Reads departs from its usual format to report on the 2026 Legislative Session. Two controversial education bills critics warned would expand book bans and censorship in Florida schools failed to pass during the 2026 Florida...
by Isabella J. Miletic | Feb 22, 2026
The Color Purple by Alice Walker was published in 1982. It was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 1983. BANNED in Clay, Collier, Hillsborough, Indian River, Lee, Martin, Orange, Union and Volusia County public schools The Color Purple is a series of letters...
by Isabella J. Miletic | Jan 23, 2026
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo was published in 2021 and awarded the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature (2021). BANNED in Brevard, Broward, Clay, Escambia, Flagler, Hillsborough, Manatee, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas,...
by Isabella J. Miletic | Jan 1, 2026
All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson (they/them) was published in 2020. It was selected for the YALSA’s 2021 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults. BANNED in Alachua, Brevard, Broward, Citrus, Clay, Escambia, Flagler Hillsborough, Lake, Manatee, Marion,...
by Isabella J. Miletic | Dec 1, 2025
Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult was published in 2007 and awarded the ALA’s Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners Award. BANNED in Charlotte, Clay, Collier, Escambia, Hamilton, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Indian River, Jackson, Lake,...