National Banned Book Week

Posted on September 21, 2009
Filed Under Blogging, Reading, Writing | 2 Comments

The last week in September in the US is designated National Banned Book Week by the National Library Association. It ought to be every writer’s ambition to write a book considered subversive enough to be banned. This week the Word A Day folks are devoting their space to words having to do with censorship.

More on banned books. And Ellen Hopkins response to being banned in Oklahoma.

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2 Responses to “National Banned Book Week”

  1. Pablo on September 23rd, 2009 6:25 am

    I think it should be every patriot’s duty to read banned books lest even the right of reading gets taken away.

  2. edward mycue on September 24th, 2009 12:29 am

    you could even read ray bradbury’s farenheit 451 and see the movie. that’s a good start.