Scribd, an online reading platform, is making all its books free for 30 days in response to recent book bans

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On Scribd, you can read banned books from "Maus" to "The Handmaid's Tale" — or any books you want — for 30 days if you sign up by February 28.
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Scribd is making its entire library temporarily free in protest over banned books.
Sign up now through February 28 to get 30 days of free access to all of Scribd's books.
Every book is free, but Scribd highlights frequently banned books and books currently banned.

While book bans aren't new, they've recently been making the news more often. Weeks ago, a Tennessee school board pulled Art Spiegelman's Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel "Maus" from eighth-grade lessons on the Holocaust. In other cases, parents have asked for books like Michelle Obama's "Becoming" to be pulled from schools.

In response to the rising trend, the reading app Scribd is offering free access to its digital library of millions of ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, documents, and podcasts for 30 days if you sign up by February 28. (No credit card information is required to sign up).

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If you've never heard of Scribd, it's worth noting that it's one of our all-around favorite reading services. A Scribd membership will typically cost you $10 per month, and, with it, you'll get unlimited access to a surprisingly broad and deep library for the fee. You'll find New York Times bestsellers as well as the classics on your rainy day reading list.

Collage of commonly banned books, including To Kill A Mockingbird, The Handmaid's Tale, and George 4x3 — Some frequently banned books.
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In addition to the promotion, the company has also curated a list of frequently banned books, based on the American Library Association's reporting, as well as new books being banned right now.

Scribd's lists include a combination of famously banned books like "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood, "The Color Purple" by Alice Walker, and "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley. You'll also find newer works like "Milk and Honey" by Rupi Kaur and "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée. In both categories, people predominantly challenge books concerning race, gender, and sexuality.

In a blog post, Scribd co-founder and CEO Trip Adler wrote that he found the recent uptick in book bans alarming. "These bans disproportionately impact stories that feature diverse perspectives."