received starred reviews from School Library Journal and Publishers Weekly.
[1][2] Publishers Weekly reviewed, "Marcus’s 13 interviews with writers whose works have provoked controversy deliver more than the book’s title suggests".
[4] A New York Times review by Suzanne Nossel said, "Marcus’s interviews spotlight what is at stake when books are challenged".
[5] The book received a positive review from the Intellectual Freedom Blog of the American Library Association.
was narrated by Tom Parks, Thom Rivera, Janet Metzger, Roxanne Hernandez, Arthur Morey, and Susan Dalian.