Banned Books Week just wrapped up , and to lionize , here are some great " need " bill sticker offrequently banish protagonist !
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Meanwhile , a banned Bible tale with a happy ending : Invisible Manis beingunbanned in North Carolina ! Close call , Randolph County , close call .
But in Minnesota , one young grownup author ’s visit was cancelled because shedropped too many farad - bombs in her book . Boo to you , Anoka County !
If you are n’t sure whether a book should be shun , or you have other book - concern enquiry , thenthis new advice columnis for you !
This cat librariandresses for his job .
Anyone essay outOysteryet ? They say it ’s Netflix for books …
Jezebel wants to know , what puerility script twist you into a reader ? I ’m perish with " them all , " but if you made me choose , Corduroyby Don Freeman . That ’s the first one I really remember poring over ( and over and over ) …
In international news this month , the record for theworld ’s longest Word domino chainwas of late broken ( pending Guinness follow-up ) in South Africa . Way to go , Cape Town Central Library !
And over in Latvia , rather than wait for a library restoration to reopen , studentsbuilt their own library tower ! You ’ve got ta see it to believe it .
Have you heard?The National Book Award retentive lists are out ! I prefer a unretentive list , myself , but I ’m sure all the authors who made the cut would differ . I ’ve only take one of these books , eek ! Fifty point if you could approximate which one …
In other laurels news , Britain ’s Man Booker Prizeis being opened up to … uh oh … Americans ! I think I ’d be mad , too . That really widens the playing field .
Here are some ideas for your Christian Bible collection , if you are retrieve of redecorating . This oneis a bit less functional thanthis one , but they both calculate heavy !
Or maybe you are cogitate of getting affiance , and then married ? Here is aplethora of ideasfor realize each step toward wedded bliss as literary as potential . I love them all !
savor your October , and I will see you next month with all the keen subroutine library and literary tidbit I determine !
