I really need to set up a better reminder for when it is. I'm not reading anything particularly banned right now, just finished Neil Gaimen's American Gods and am occasionally reading Band of Brothers (watched the whole thing when I was in Colorado a couple of weeks ago). I should get back to reading Karl Marx's Das Capital or Communist Manifesto ( Read more... )

I always sing "It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year" when Halloween approaches, and for the last few years I've really began enjoying poking sticks at people who are unjustifiably self-righteous, and Banned Book Week is one of those events that I may start singing this tune to. I especially love it because Alamogordo holds a special place in ( Read more... )

And a good web comics start to it ( Read more... )

I should have gotten this out a few days ago, but you know how it goes ( Read more... )

And it looks like this web strip may be doing the entire week devoted to it: http://www.gocomics.com/thenewadventuresofqueenvictoria/2010/09/25/Read more... )

Go out and read something that someone thinks you ought not ( Read more... )

Since I seem to be on the topic....

http://abbookman.com/ABBookman_F020204.html

This is the list of the 100 Most Frequently Challenged books from 1990-2004 as compiled by the American Library Association, more info at http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/bannedbooksweek/bbwlinks/100mostfrequently.htm. Another source for banned books ( Read more... )