You Can’t Read That!
The pinheads we’ve warned you about, fought against, taken to court, subverted with work-arounds, subjected to public ridicule and shame — the torch & pitchfork book-burning mob — are suddenly the boss of us.
A Workingman’s Chapeau
Third time’s the charm, they say, and so I believed. What do they say about the fourth?
You Can’t Read That! Banned Book Review: The 57 Bus
The 57 Bus is young adult non-fiction. The narrative, in true crime tradition, opens with a brutal act, the intentional burning of one teenager by another on a cross-town bus in Oakland, California.
You Can’t Read That! Banned Books Week
October is Banned Books Month. The first week, October 1-7, is Banned Books Week. Am I sensing a theme here? I started the first day of Banned Books Week with a New York Times op-ed titled This Is Why I Hate Banned Books Week, a recap of the tired talking points book banners spew forth […]