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Banned Books Week

Banned Books Week

by erhager on September 19, 2022 with No Comments

September 18th-25th is dedicated to fighting censorship and supporting intellectual freedom. Since its beginning in 1982, the American Library Association (ALA) has collected data on cases wherein books are challenged … Read More

Adult autobiographies, Banned Books Week, black authors, Classics, contemporary fiction, fiction, indigenous authors, lgbtqia+ authors, Non-Fiction, Teen Reads
Banned Books Week

Banned Books Week

by Twinkle Snowflake on September 17, 2022 with No Comments

Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read which begin in 1982.  it is normally observed during the last week of September, and focuses on the … Read More

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Banned Books Week: Trivia Question of the Day

Banned Books Week: Trivia Question of the Day

by Judith Wright on October 2, 2021 with No Comments

A powerful story of intersectionality and community, as well as race and privilege, this first book centers around a 16-year-old protagonist who moves between two different worlds- her home and … Read More

Adult, Audiobooks, Books, Teens Banned Books Week, censorship
Banned Books Week: Trivia Question of the Day

Banned Books Week: Trivia Question of the Day

by Judith Wright on October 1, 2021 with No Comments

  The opening poem of the book comments on American life of the period with overt references to drugs, drinking, and homosexuality. More notable, though, was the style of writing, … Read More

Adult, Books, Teen/YA Non-Fiction, Teens Banned Books Week, censorship
Banned Books Week: Trivia Question of the Day

Banned Books Week: Trivia Question of the Day

by Judith Wright on September 30, 2021 with No Comments

Concerned with the imbalance between the individual and the state, as well as punishment and redemption, this dystopian novel was a dark satirical comment on morality and consequence, drug use, … Read More

Adult, Audiobooks, Books, Teens Banned Books Week, censorship
Banned Books Week: Trivia Question of the Day

Banned Books Week: Trivia Question of the Day

by Judith Wright on September 29, 2021 with No Comments

A novel of teenage angst and rebellion, the story follows the reclusive protagonist over the course of a handful of days as he passionately comments and observes on both the … Read More

Adult, Audiobooks, Books, Teens Banned Books Week, censorship
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