Banned Books Week: A Letter to Employees, from PRH CEO Nihar Malaviya

The following message was sent by PRH CEO Nihar Malaviya to all employees on the second day of Banned Books Week 2024:   September 23, 2024 Hi everyone, Welcome to Banned Books Week! At a time when the freedom to read is under attack, it is more important than ever to celebrate the books that

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Penguin Random House is Committed to Protecting the Freedom to Read

Book bans have increased more than 1100% between 2020 and 2022.  The American Library Association (ALA) has reported an unprecedented number of book bans and “documented 1,269 demands to censor library books and resources in 2022, the highest number of attempted book bans since ALA began compiling data about censorship in libraries more than 20 years ago.”

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