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Books that Scare the Far-Right

Including books that have been banned, censored, or suppressed around the world.

Verso Books 2 September 2025

Books that Scare the Far-Right

As book-banning becomes more prevalent, books on race, colonialism, gender politics and leftist politics are being removed from curriculums and public libraries. 

The Indian government has banned 25 critical books on Kashmir, including Verso's 'Kashmir: The Case for Freedom'. PEN America counted more than 10,000 bans in public schools in the last year, a number not seen since the Red Scare McCarthy era. And the denial of trans and intersex people’s existence and rights abound. 

These are the books that terrify the right.

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