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Global Warmism and Banned Books Week Have a Lot in Common
SafeLibraries —
Authority: 416
Anthropogenic global warming and Banned Books Week [BBW] have a lot in common. Here are some headlines to decide for yourselves if you see any similarities. (Other than the tombstone graphics, that is! The first one hat tip to Climate Depot . ) Consider these headlines from Drudge Report : ...1 week ago -
Books ~ Ten on My MUST READ List ~
The Thought Vox —
Authority: 112
I’ve been an avid reader since I was a child. I have no idea how many books I’ve read. Sometimes certain books stay with us for a long time after we’ve read them. This list is in no way a ranking of the *Value* of these books. It is simply a list of ten books [...]1 week ago -
Its Not Censorship, Its Parenting! -- Best Explanation Ever for Whats Wrong With the American Library Association and its Effect on Public School Libraries
SafeLibraries —
Authority: 416
Below is the best explanation ever for what is wrong with the American Library Association [ALA] and its effect on public school libraries . It provides further evidence why Banned Books Week is a fraud (some call it " National Hogwash Week "). It corroborates many resources I have provided, such as what ...1 week ago -
Banned Book Probably Wasnt Even Read By Banner!
Bibliobibuli —
Authority: 426
How can a book be banned - when the Home Minister apparently did not apparently even bother to read it first? This was the question raised in court yesterday by K. Shanmuga, counsel for Sisters In Islam (SIS) in their judicial review to quash an order banning the book entitled Muslim Women and the Challenges of ...2 weeks ago -
Cert Denied: Vamos a Cuba; Cuban-Americans Lead Way for Districts to Back Parents Rights Against ALA/ACLU False Claims of Banning and Censorship
SafeLibraries —
Authority: 416
The US Supreme Court has just denied certiorari in the matter of ACLU of FL v. Miami-Dade County School Board 08-1564. Here is the news: " Supreme Court: Miami School Can Ban Book on Cuba ," by Warren Richey , The Christian Science Monitor , 16 November 2009. " Supreme Court Turns Down Cuban Book Case ," by ...2 weeks ago -
What You Didn’t See During Oprah’s Interview with Sarah Palin
Woman Tribune —
Authority: 133
Sarah Palin appeared on Oprah on Monday. She talked about her marriage and life in Wasilla, Alaska, about being “tapped” by John McCain to run as vice-presidential candidate, her trials and tribulations on the campaign trail and her interviews with Katie Couric, who she dubs as the “perky one.” They also spoke ...2 weeks ago -
Noddy – BBC and SA
Chessalee —
Authority: 115
This news article caught my eye immediately. As a qualified library teacher (too), part of my job was to make sure only quality books were available for the kiddies to read in the school’s library. In our schools in South Africa, we used to have catalogues which contained only approved books. Approved books were ...2 weeks ago -
My 30 Year Search For One of the world’s rarest books continues – PLEASE notify me if you know where I can find a copy of this extrodinaily rare book!!!!!
EK's Star Log —
Authority: 135
My 30 Year Search For One of the world’s rarest books continues – PLEASE notify me if you know where I can find a copy of this extrodinaily rare book!!!!!Anyone remember The Tailypo A Ghost Story by the Galdens? (sp.?)Well, there was another book, very similar, both in story and in illustrations, it was maybe [...]2 weeks ago -
My 30 Year Search For One of the worlds rarest books continues - PLEASE notify me if you know where I can find a copy of this extrodinaily rare book!!!!!
EK's Writing Blog —
Authority: 134
My 30 Year Search For One of the worlds rarest books continues - PLEASE notify me if you know where I can find a copy of this extrodinaily rare book!!!!! Anyone remember The Tailypo A Ghost Story by the Galdens? (sp.?) Well, there was another book, very similar, both in story and in illustrations, it was maybe 30 ...2 weeks ago -
Banned books debate goes local
A Progressive on the Prairie —
Authority: 128
Start the debate. The Sioux Falls School District has removed a graphic novel from student access at two middle school libraries. The book, Stuck in the Middle: 17 Comics from an Unpleasant Age , now is available only for school staff to check out and use in class. Although I blog frequently about banned ...3 weeks ago -
Adding fuel to the fire
Author! Author! —
Authority: 121
I’m only just crawling out from under my great big deadline, campers (ah, the romance of a working writer’s life!), so I should probably get some serious sleep before I start professing to give advice again. At least on anything important like querying, submission, craft… Or pretty much anything else we ...3 weeks ago -
Intimate Journals (by Charles Baudelaire) - second half
CrisisChronicles Online Library —
Authority: 151
1821-1867 Intimate Journals [second half] by Charles Baudelaire translated by Christopher Isherwood, introduction by W. H. Auden translation originally published in a limited edition by Blackamore Press in 1930 preface originally published in 1947 in an edition by Marcel Rodd, Hollywood [This is the ...4 weeks ago -
The Allah Controversy and the Confiscated Bibles
Bibliobibuli —
Authority: 426
Malaysia once more hits the world news for all the wrong reasons : Malaysian authorities have confiscated more than 15,000 Bibles in recent months because they referred to "God" as "Allah," a translation that has been banned in this Muslim-majority country, Christian church officials said Thursday. This issue ...4 weeks ago -
Bunches of Updates
Mombian —
Authority: 473
This seems a good point to take a look at some of the further coverage of the Scholastic saga and their request that author Lauren Myracle change the lesbian moms of one character into a mom and a dad. The company will now carry the book (with moms) in its middle school book fairs, though not its elementary school ...4 weeks ago -
Scholastic Changes Its Mind, but Not Completely
Mother Talkers —
Authority: 142
Many of you have been following the story of Scholastic and their request that author Lauren Myracle change the lesbian moms of one character into a mom and a dad. According to the original article on this by School Library Journal , Scholastic would not consider the book for its book fairs unless the change was ...4 weeks ago -
Yet Another Scholastic Update – with Conan O’Brien
Mombian —
Authority: 473
There’s always more to do. Reader Jersey Mom astutely pointed out in a comment (as did a reader over at Change.org ) that Scholastic has only agreed to carry Lauren Myracle’s Luv Ya Bunches in their middle school Book Fairs, not their elementary school ones, even though the book is listed as appropriate for ...5 weeks ago -
Tilting at the Customs Administration over Confiscated Books
China Digital Times (CDT) —
Authority: 633
Danwei introduces and translates an article from Southern Weekly about a professor suing the Guangzhou Customs Office over the seizure of books he was bringing back from Hong Kong: Most of the books that Feng Chongyi had confiscated by the Tianhe Terminal Customs Office were written by mainland authors and did not ...5 weeks ago -
Scholastic Reverses Decision: Will Include LGBT-Inclusive Book in Book Fairs
Mombian —
Authority: 473
Many of you have been following the story of Scholastic and their request that author Lauren Myracle change the lesbian moms of one character into a mom and a dad. According to the original article on this by School Library Journal , Scholastic would not consider the book for its book fairs unless the change was ...5 weeks ago -
Book Banners and Unspoken Messages
Confessions of a Bibliovore —
Authority: 409
See, I told you this kind of stuff was year-round. In April, The Boy Book was challenged in Texas , and when she found out last month, E. Lockhart posted a response on her blog. She discusses the elements that were objected to, acknowledging that the book isnt for all ages, but my favorite part is this: Also, I ...5 weeks ago -
Pentagon Bans Book By Noted Linguist, Anti-War Activist Noam Chomsky
The Public Record —
Authority: 134
The Pentagon has paid anti-war activist Noam Chomsky the highest honor any totalitarian entity can bestow upon an author: they’ve banned his book Interventions at Guantanamo Bay prison. They won’t say precisely why they “honored” Chomsky, but Navy spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Brook DeWalt told the Miami Herald ...5 weeks ago
