It’s Banned Books Week! What are you reading? If you’re looking for suggestions, here are just a few of the titles by fat authors, about fat experiences, and featuring fat characters from PEN America’s fall 2022 Index of School Book Bans, which contains hundreds of challenged titles written mostly by BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ authors. 📚

Banned Books Week is an annual event that calls attention to book challenges, the majority of which come from a super conservative minority. Book bans threaten schools and libraries, and contribute to systemic literacy barriers.

You can fight book bans by advocating for the freedom to read starting at the local level. For resources and materials, visit BannedBooksWeek.org. ✨