banned books Archives

DA Voices: What’s your favorite banned book?

Lianna Martinez, Staff Reporter | May 7, 2019

Banned books are the best books

Bryan Vo, Staff Reporter | May 6, 2019

Banned books are some of the best books because they provide readers with controversial and complex themes while pushing conversations that society calls taboo. For decades, outraged parents attempted...

Library displays controversial literature

Kevin Coleto, Staff Reporter | April 18, 2018

In honor of Banned Book Week, an annual event by the American Library Association (ALA), De Anza has set up a display of controversially banned books in the campus library, organized by faculty members...

Banning books threatens First Amendment rights

Steven Hall, Staff Writer | April 21, 2015

“To Kill a Mocking Bird,” “The Call of the Wild” and “The Lord of the Rings” may seem like very different books, but all three have something in common. They have been banned at one point or...