Tag Archive: Banned Books Week
Banned Books Week – Jerene
Curious Cup Bookstore in Carpinteria, California welcomed patrons to sit outside their store and read a banned book during Banned Books Week. In this picture, Jerene is reading To Kill a Mockingbird while wearing our To Kill a Mockingbird t-shirt. Thanks to Kiona from Curious… Read More →
Banned Books Week – An Early Start
In Chicago, we get an early start on rebellious reading. My little friend C and I headed to our favorite neighborhood book store for Banned Books Week, and she was as full of wonder at the stories as I was. Even at three years old,… Read More →
Banned Books Week – Nicholas Vaught
September 29, 2011“Oh, Brave New World” The summer reading list of 2010 served as the precursor to the ensuing academic year’s rigor. Texts such as Macbeth, Brave New World, The Awakening, Jane Eyre, and the Oedipus plays were nothing more than mere appetizers to an engaging two… Read More →
Banned Books Week – Jennifer Beno
September 28, 2011I may be one of the few lucky college students to have taken an entire course solely devoted to banned books. Last year I spent the first semester of my year long graduate degree program in literature and cultural studies at Carnegie Mellon University in… Read More →
Banned Books Week – Lindsey Pearce
September 27, 2011Books are more than a form of entertainment. In my field of study, we’re taught that books are time capsules; windows to another era and another place. Even through fiction, we see the author’s opinion of society and government leaking through the tightly knit words…. Read More →
“On Being Banned” by Dalma Heyn
September 26, 2011We kick off Out of Print’s Banned Books Week with an original article written by bestselling author Dalma Heyn. Dalma wrote this article for Open Road Media’s Banned Books Week spotlight and they were kind enough to share it with us. On Being Banned By… Read More →
Banned Books Week – What Are You Doing?
September 21, 2011(photo via florian.b on flickr) “A censor is a man who knows more than he thinks you ought to.” – Laurence Peter, professor of Education Banned Books Week is next week, September 24-October 1, and we want to hear from you! What are your feelings… Read More →
