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Robert Finch

Robert Finch is the author of several collections of essays. He wrote The Iambics of Newfoundland: Notes from an Unknown Shore based on his travels in Newfoundland.

Flat Time

Flat Time

The ebb and flow of life in a Newfoundland fishing village

by Robert Finch | Thursday, December 01, 2005
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Five Books Banned for Dubious Reasons—And Why You Should Definitely Read Them

by Our Editors

To Kill A Mockingbird and Fifty Shades of Gray may have more in common than we thought. Both books have made the American Library Association’s annual “Top Ten Most Challenged Books” list, as part of the ALA’s Banned Books Week effort to raise awareness about the freedom to read. While Fifty Shades of Gray might seem like an obvious contender for a list of commonly challenged books, other entries are more surprising. To mark this year’s Banned Books Week, from September 22 to 28, we’ve resurrected five books from the past banned for dubious reasons. We think you’re tough enough to handle it.