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Celebrate Banned Books Week September 24-30!

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Photo credit:  San Jose Public Library  (under  this license ) This week is Banned Books Week , a week to celebrate the freedom to express and share ideas, even unorthodox or unpopular ideas like those present in the frequently-challenged young adult (YA) books of today. There are many reasons for a book to be banned from the shelves: content considered unsuited to the audience for whom the book is intended, sexual or graphic content, offensive language, or even characters within the LGBTQ+ community. The banning or challenging (attempting to ban) of books mostly stems from parents who don't believe the topic matter is suited for the age group. Perhaps the need to keep children from reading books with content that we believe to be inappropriate lives in all of us, but the truth is, we as Americans do not have the right to control limit another person's access to information under the First Amendment. While parents have the right and responsibility to decide wh...
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Top 10 Banned Young Adult Books (Banned Book Week 2017)

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September 24-30 is Banned Books Week, and to celebrate, I've compiled a list of my favorite frequently banned/challenged young adult books. (For more information on Banned Books Week, check out my blog post  here .) 10.  Catcher in the Rye   by J. D. Salinger Banned for "sexual content, offensive language," and for being "unsuited to age group" (ALA;  2005  Top Ten #3,  2009  &  2001  Top Ten #6). Photo credit: Emma K. While I know Catcher in the Rye is a beloved novel to many, I had to put this one at the bottom of the list. It was just... too depressing. The premise of the book, for those who haven't read it (and I hadn't either until recently), is that sixteen-year-old Holden Caulfield has just been expelled from his fourth school in a row after failing four of his five classes (he excels in English but doesn't seem to bother with his other classes), and thusly spends his winter break feeling depressed and di...
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The Ultimate Guide to Book Conventions

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So it's convention season, and you want to go to your favorite book convention (see also: book con). There's one problem: you have no idea how book conventions work. Say you've never been to one, or maybe you've never been to this particular book con, or at this particular location. You're absolutely lost-- but don't worry, I've got you covered! (No pun intended.) (Actually, wait, I take it back, pun intended.) Here are some helpful tips for before, during, and after the convention to help you on your journey through the wonderful world of book cons! Before you go: Look at a map of the convention center. By John Willy (editor and publisher of journal) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons No, I don't just mean that you should see where the convention center is, and how to get there-- though that is important too. I mean you should look at the layout of the convention center beforehand and get familiar with the layout . If possible, use a ...
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