Books – Paul's Thing

You Can’t Read That!

Posted on June 16, 2026 by Paul Woodford

You Can’t Read That! is a periodic post about book banning and censorship. YCRT! features news and opinion roundups, commentary, history, and reviews.

Saturday Updates: Birds, Watches, Persepolis

Posted on June 6, 2026June 6, 2026 by Paul Woodford

Our back yard bird feeder cam has issues. It’ll stop recording, but since the same birds trigger the camera over and over again, it’ll be a while before I realize the videos are a few days old. To get it working again, I have to go out back with my iPad, put it and the […]

You Can’t Read That! Banned Book Review: Sold

Posted on May 6, 2026May 7, 2026 by Paul Woodford

I saw the most recent “top ten” (actually eleven) list of challenged and targeted books in America and realized the title in the number one position, Patricia McCormick’s Sold, was one I’d not heard of before. Since my library had a copy, I decided to read and review it.