Every day someone tries to restrict or control what can be said, written, sung, or broadcast. Almost every idea ever thought has proved objectionable to one person or another, and almost everyone has sometimes felt the world would be a better place if only 'so and so' would go away. Banned Books and Censorship Links to writing by and about Mark Twain's works, primarily Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Banned Books and American Culture Links to writing by and about Mark Twain's works. Yes, Salman Rushdie's life is still in danger though the fatwa was technically lifted, but Taslima Nasrin still has a Islamic death warrant on her head because of her novel Shame.
Book censorship is neither infrequent nor an issue of the past.
Books with clear artistic and cultural merit are still challenged frequently by those who want to control what others read. The battle against those who would remove materials from libraries, schools, and bookstores continues. No matter how many times you hear the number of casualties, it's nothing compared to seeing the names. It's meant to show you, one name at a time, the costs of war. There's been another war going on, all this time, right here at home.