B amboozled! It means to be hoodwinked, flimflammed, hornswoggled -- all fun & fancy words that mean to be tricked, deceived in underhanded ways.... Read More.
A uthors of banned books have been ostracized, exiled, or even threatened with death. During certain periods, merely possessing a banned book was a... Read More.
K urt Vonnegut's darkly funny anti-war novel has been banned at least eighteen times. Protagonist Billy Pilgrim has not only "come unstuck in... Read More.
L egislatively speaking, libraries have taken a pretty big hit lately. These letters from teachers, writers, and heads of state serve to remind us... Read More.
After public outcry, the publisher of Roald Dahl’s books does an about-face on proposed changes to language in his much-loved children’s books. Read... Read More.
W hat's up with the brouhaha that perpetually revolves around this book? Salinger was writing within the most American of literary forms, the... Read More.
N ews about the McMinn County School Board’s unanimous decision to strike Maus from its curriculum made national headlines. This piece from guest essayist... Read More.
A poem by that addresses not only the limited thinking behind censorship, but also the dangerous implications of the practice. By Daniel W.... Read More.
T he Lottery ends with a famously disturbing plot twist, one that has provoked controversy since the instant it appeared in The New... Read More.
C ensorship. It's increasing at an alarming rate. Like a lot of other topics, Plato has a lot to say on the subject.... Read More.
