Publishers and rights groups are pushing back against rising efforts to ban books, a key issue at this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair. Photo: AP
Escalating attempts to remove works featuring themes such as LGBTQ lifestyles and race relations from US bookshelves are facing growing resistance from publishers and rights groups, a major topic at this year's Frankfurt Book Fair in Germany.
Spearheaded by right-wing conservative groups, there has been an explosion in efforts to get books that are viewed as overly progressive banned in US schools and public libraries in recent years.
