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Author Spotlight: James Baldwin
James Baldwin’s stepfather made fun of him when he was growing up, ridiculing his “frog eyes” and calling him the ugliest boy he had ever seen. Baldwin would state later that he had no reason not to...
Author Spotlight: Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe has added far more to the literary landscape than he is credited. That is my opinion, of course; but, if you look at his accomplishments in the 40 short years of his life, it is...
Benefits of Book Clubs
I love my book Clubs! I am in two. One started just last year with my collegiate and alum sorority sisters. It was been really fun discussing books with younger and smarter sorority sisters. My...
Author Spotlight: Linda Olsson
Author Spotlight: Linda Olsson When I first picked up Linda Olsson's novel Astrid & Veronika, I was drawn to the cover. The simplicity of the photograph, along with the simplicity of the...
Banned Books Week: How to Report
As Banned Books Week draws to a close, do you know what to do if you experience censorship? The National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) works to protect your right to information. They have...
Banned Books Week: By the Numbers
Did you ever wonder who is asking for materials to be removed, challenging the acceptability of items, or where these requests/demands are made? Here is a very informative graphic from the American...
Banned Books Week’s Wednesday Word: Smut
Smutnoun \ˈsmət\ obscene language or matter Most books are challenged because someone finds something offensive about the story, language, or characters. Much of the time, it's considered obscene....
Banned Books Week: Judith Krug – Library Advocate
Judith Krug (from Wikipedia) was an American librarian, supporter of freedom of speech, and prominent critic of censorship. Krug became Director of the Office for Intellectual Freedom at the...
Banned Books Week: Why does it matter?
Why should you be interested in keeping ALL books on the shelves? Because we need to protect the freedom to read whatever we want; and, that includes explicit, suggestive, disgusting, violent, and...
Banned Books Week: Are Challenges really still happening?
Yes, it's still happeningRuth Graham wrote a column in Slate magazine titled "Banned Books Week is a Crock", with the subtitle, "That’s good news! No one bans books anymore. We won!" Unfortunately,...
