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Who Told You to Tell Me What to Read?

cmoneyspinner @cmoneyspinner (9218) • Austin, Texas 17 Aug 15

At one time female writers were not allowed to publish books. They hid the fact that they were women by using a pen name. After a while, people realized that was silly and women were permitted to use their real names as the...

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Why are These Books Banned in America!

Tuffcookie08 @Tuffcookie08 (272) • United States 1 Dec 10

I just finished posting the 2010 'Banned Books in America' list by the American Library Association on my blog, and I wanna know why would anyone ban these books? James and the Giant Peach - They said it was 'Socially...

reading list changed

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Banned Books week

loudcry @loudcry (1043) • India 22 Sep 09

The last week of september is celebrated as Banned books week in the US, as an antidote against censorship . I think censorship is a form of imposing one's thoughts or way of life on another. I am reminded here of quote by...

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Should some books be banned?

Bd200789 @Bd200789 (2994) • United States 7 Aug 08

Today in 1934, the U.S. Court of Appeals ruled against the government's attempt to ban the James Joyce novel "Ulysses." Do you think there are some books that should be banned? If so, what are they? I don't think any books should...

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Pat Conroy books causing an uproar in West Virginia school district

mkirby624 @mkirby624 (1598) • United States 7 Nov 07

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071107/ap_on_re_us/book_battle The article is there, basically discussing some censorship issues in West Virginia over 2 books parents deem inappropriate for their underage children. Students in the...

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To Kill A Mockingbird

patgalca @patgalca (18481) • Orangeville, Ontario 21 Oct 07

My daughter is in grade 9 and has started reading/studying this book. I vaguely remember reading this myself. It is a book that has been on several banned books lists. My daughter came downstairs the other night crying at the...

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to kill a mockingbird

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classic reads

Ravenladyj @Ravenladyj (22902) • United States 6 Sep 07

I'm a very avid reader..have been since i was a little girl....For a long time I read the "mainstream" fiction type books like Stephen King, Dean Koontz etc etc and I've been a fan of Erma Bombbeck for yrs and yrs...but in my 20s...

controversial reading

Banned Books!

Riptide @Riptide (2755) • United States 31 Aug 07

After I posted my last topic, I browsed the site from where I got inspired for my last topic some more, and I came across a link that said Banned Books. Curious me had to click and I was shocked and surprised. It said baneed...

childrens books

freedom of speech

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Book Ban in Prisons; what do you think?

faerybeach @faerybeach (55) • United States 10 Jun 07

A recent news article details how prisons, due to prompting following 9-11, have now banned a number of religious texts from their libraries. The hope is to keep offenders from having access to potentially inflammatory religious...

religious texts

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Banned Book List - How many have you read?

Withoutwings @Withoutwings (6992) • United States 2 Jan 07

The list of the most challenged books from 1990 - 2000 are listed on the American Library Association http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/bannedbooksweek/bbwlinks/100mostfrequently.htm How many of them have you read? I have...

lord of the flies

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