{"id":124320,"date":"2017-09-26T16:16:19","date_gmt":"2017-09-26T14:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/?p=124320"},"modified":"2023-09-21T18:25:10","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T16:25:10","slug":"why-books-banned-infographic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/why-books-banned-infographic\/","title":{"rendered":"Why books are banned (infographic)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/?attachment_id=124324\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-124324\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Most-common-reasons-to-ban-or-challenge-books.jpg?resize=540%2C347&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Most common reasons to ban or challenge books\" width=\"540\" height=\"347\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-124324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Most-common-reasons-to-ban-or-challenge-books.jpg?resize=540%2C347&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Most-common-reasons-to-ban-or-challenge-books.jpg?resize=220%2C141&amp;ssl=1 220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Most-common-reasons-to-ban-or-challenge-books.jpg?resize=768%2C493&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Most-common-reasons-to-ban-or-challenge-books.jpg?resize=332%2C213&amp;ssl=1 332w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Most-common-reasons-to-ban-or-challenge-books.jpg?resize=160%2C103&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Most-common-reasons-to-ban-or-challenge-books.jpg?w=840&amp;ssl=1 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To celebrate the freedom to read, designer and illustrator Anna Weddle has created a single-minded infographic that lists <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/annaweddle.com\/banned.html\" >the most common reasons that books are banned<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The visual is based on data from <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ala.org\/advocacy\/bbooks\" >American Library Association<\/a>. 52 books were banned because they contained sexual content. Violence and profanity are the next on the list.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s worth noting that poor spelling can also make a book land on the list of banned titles. Four books were banned or challenged because of it.<\/p>\n<p>Click or tap the infographic to see it in full resolution.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/?attachment_id=124323\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-124323\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Why-books-are-banned-full-infographic.jpg?resize=540%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Why books are banned #infographic\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-wide wp-image-124323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Why-books-are-banned-full-infographic.jpg?resize=840%2C560&amp;ssl=1 840w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Why-books-are-banned-full-infographic.jpg?resize=220%2C147&amp;ssl=1 220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Why-books-are-banned-full-infographic.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Why-books-are-banned-full-infographic.jpg?resize=540%2C360&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Why-books-are-banned-full-infographic.jpg?resize=332%2C222&amp;ssl=1 332w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Why-books-are-banned-full-infographic.jpg?resize=160%2C107&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Why-books-are-banned-full-infographic.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>More infographics to explore:<\/p>\n<p>[ef-archive number=5 tag=&#8221;infographics&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To celebrate the freedom to read, designer and illustrator Anna Weddle has created a single-minded infographic that lists the most common reasons that books are banned. The visual is based on data from American Library Association. 52 books were banned because they contained sexual content. Violence and profanity are the next on the list. 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