Banned Books Week is an annual event that highlights the value of free and open access to information. See our full schedule of events below!
Order books for the Asheville Prison Books Program through our Bookshop wishlist THIS WEEK (October 5-11), and you’ll be donating books to incarcerated people in our region — and a small portion of your orders will go to support Bigfoot Books & Brews, as well. (Use promo code BBW25 at checkout to get 20% off select titles.)
Banned Books Week is officially October 5-11, 2025!
Launched in 1982, Banned Books Week brings together the entire book community and is typically held each year during the last week of September. Today, Banned Books Week coverage by mainstream media reaches an estimated 2.8 billion readers.
The theme for Banned Books Week 2025 is: “Censorship Is So 1984. Read for Your Rights.”