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<\/p>\nYou Can\u2019t Read That! is a periodic post featuring banned book reviews and news roundups.<\/p>\n
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Arizona<\/strong><\/p>\n Banned Chicano writers respond<\/a> to the Tucson Unified School District book banning by publishing an anthology titled “Ban This!” What do you suppose the odds are it’ll be adopted by TUSD?<\/p>\n The only thing better than having a locally owned independent bookstore in your town is having one that actively fights censorship and promotes banned books. We have one in Tucson called Bookmans<\/a>, and they produced this video:<\/p>\n [youtube]http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Cb8mBGjsU5A[\/youtube]<\/p>\n Elsewhere<\/strong><\/p>\n A few years ago I challenged myself to catch up with some of the banned books I’d never read. That led to one blog entry, then another, then another … and I’m still at it. In honor of banned and challenged authors everywhere (note: Banned Books Week is Sept. 30-Oct. 6, 2012), why not challenge yourself to read a banned book or two? Even if it’s a book you read as a kid, read it again with the knowledge that people, even today, still want to ban it: you’ll be surprised how much more you get out of the book. Here’s a nice essay to entice you<\/a>.<\/p>\n Librarians: the Unlikely Heroes of America<\/a>.<\/p>\n Not books, but censorship in general: some thoughts on Google’s attempt to censor the crude anti-Islam video<\/a> that has the Muslim world in an uproar.<\/p>\n Also in the news, No Easy Day<\/em>, the tell-all book about the bin Laden raid, a book the DoD initially wanted to block or ban outright<\/a>. Publicity and public interest prevented any such ham-handedness, but in now seems likely the goverment will prosecute the author for revealing secrets.<\/p>\n Banning Harry Potter<\/a>. What, still?<\/p>\n “Inappropriate and pornographic<\/a>. Those were the words East Penn resident Paula Whittman used to describe two books on Emmaus High School’s summer reading list.”<\/p>\n “Enfield parent Christie Bosco claimed that her effort to have the book removed was ‘not a question of censorship<\/a>,’ even though it was not required reading and her son could simply choose a different book.”<\/p>\n High school kids in Nampa, Idaho can’t read Like Water for Chocolate<\/em><\/a> due to an abundance of breasts<\/a>.<\/p>\n They’re burning books again. Literally<\/a>. What’s next, witch trials?<\/p>\n Canadian public school enlists children to distribute Gideon Bibles, but no non-Christian or atheist books please<\/a>.<\/p>\n You Can’t Read That! Book Review<\/strong><\/p>\n Lydia Kiesling, a writer for the literary blog The Millions<\/a>, has an interesting take on a much-banned book<\/a>, Judy Blume’s Forever<\/em>.<\/p>\n
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