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Banned Books Week: The Raw Story editors remember
This week is Banned Books Week, designed for people to read and celebrate those books and authors once deemed too offensive for a reader’s pysche, and remember that there are still people and organizations that try to keep books out of other people’s hands. (Here’s a list of the 10…
Classics celebrated as ‘Banned Books Week’ turns 30
Fifty Shades of Grey joins list of classics including Catcher in the Rye which have been challenged in schools and libraries As America’s annual celebration of the right to read prepares to kick off on Sunday, EL James’s erotic sensation Fifty Shades of Grey joins a list of classics including…
Banned Books Week: A glimpse into the wingnut mind
Thanks to Cynthia Samuels for reminding me that it’s Banned Books Week. It’s a noteworthy year for this issue, because we’ve got a book banning supporter running for Vice President. It’s interesting, because the whole incident—Palin fired a librarian because she wouldn’t take certain books off the shelf, but the…
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