#bannedbooks
Just came across an article about banned and burned books.
Apparently, they produced a special fireproof edition of Margaret Atwood's 'The Handmaids Tale'.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpsMsAMY4eM&t=53s
#bannedBooks
Always thought that Margaret Atwood wrote trash novels or chick flics until I watched the film, then read the book.
It's right up there with 1984 and the like.
#Margaret #Atwood , sorry about my former bias. What a woman!, what a powerful novelist!
The association, founded in 1876, condemned legislation that would threaten librarians and other educators with criminal prosecution for possessing “obscene” material.
#ALA #libraries #censorship #read #BannedBooks #books #democracy #legislation
Miami now has a Banned Books Club - founded by a 16-year-old
Mogul, a junior at the Academy for Advanced Academics, says she founded the Banned Books Club because she wanted a place to dig into authors like James Baldwin and Toni Morrison — and she didn’t know many people her age who read for pleasure.
“I just want to start with reading books and discussing why they're banned and what we think of that. Which for me, I know I don't like censorship,” she said.
https://www.wusf.org/education/2023-09-14/miami-now-has-banned-books-club-founded-by-16-year-old
Books Unbanned
Teens and young adults ages 13 to 26 living anywhere in the U.S. can access our entire collection of e-books and audiobooks. We believe in your right to read what you want, discover yourself and form your own opinions.
https://www.spl.org/programs-and-services/teens/books-unbanned
#censorship #America #banned #books #BannedBooks #library #libraries #ebooks #free #audiobooks #QuestionAuthority
Tom Gauld on Twitter: "A cartoon about #bannedbooks for @GuardianBooks https://t.co/v5PQffgUXs" / Twitter
That took me some moments to get it.
#books
https://nitter.net/tomgauld/status/1629416327679995904
https://twitter.com/tomgauld/status/1629416327679995904
Burning Books? Let’s Confront The Real Issue. | Gwyn
The book-burning preacher from Tennessee. Honestly, I’m not sure why people are surprised by this stunt. This scenario is not the first time Greg Locke has burned a book that disagrees with his ideology. After all, the man is neither unique nor clever. He follows a playbook most authoritarians use. However, book burning has a long history, as does banning them. And there is a danger here. So, let’s take a look at the past and how it affects our present.
