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Authors talking about their struggles with censorship
"Ideas are dangerous for people who are in little boxes," observes Bette Greene, whose young adult novel The Drowning of Stephan Jones, which deals candidly with homophobia, has been challenged in a number of places throughout the country. She is not alone. Many Open Road authors have had the same experience, including William Styron, Pat Conroy, Jean Craighead George, and … [Read more...] about Authors talking about their struggles with censorship
Banned Books Week Virtual Read-Out: A reading from To Kill a Mockingbird
Kathy Pillatzki, Assistant Director of Collection Development for Henry County Library System in Georgia, reads an especially poignant selection from Harper Lee's celebrated book To Kill a Mockingbird in honor of Banned Books Week 2011. … [Read more...] about Banned Books Week Virtual Read-Out: A reading from To Kill a Mockingbird