Category Archives: Banned!

What Books Would Jesus Burn?

Posted on Monday, June 15, 2009 by Keith

Guardian UK: In a scene which appears to have been lifted straight out of Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, a group of Christians in Wisconsin has launched a legal claim demanding the right to publicly burn a copy of a book … Continue reading →

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That Special Time of the Year

Posted on Wednesday, October 1, 2008 by Keith

I feel I should say something about banned book week, even though Aaron and I pretty thoroughly covered this topic last year. So: the short version. Banning books is stupid. The end. OK. I’ll elaborate, but just a little: Banning … Continue reading →

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Aparently, It’s Banned Book Week

Posted on Thursday, October 4, 2007 by Keith

I’m 0 for 2 on being up on milestones. However, I’m still more bummed about forgetting about Sputnik’s 50th than banned book week and a comentor over at Heavy Metal Librarian sums up why: Banned books are passe. Have the … Continue reading →

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Ahmadinejad and O’Reilly, Holding Hands

Posted on Friday, November 17, 2006 by Keith

Guradian: Dozens of literary masterpieces and international bestsellers have been banned in Iran in a dramatic rise in censorship that has plunged the country’s publishing industry into crisis. Companies that once specialised in popular fiction and other money-spinners are being … Continue reading →

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