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Stanley Plumly

Stanley Plumly is Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland and the author, most recently, of The Immortal Evening: A Legendary Dinner with Keats, Wordsworth, and Lamb.

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Meeting the Test of Time

Why some wordsmiths stay and others fade away

by Stanley Plumly | Wednesday, March 04, 2015
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Everything In Its Right Place

by Stanley Plumly | Monday, June 06, 2016
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The Art of the Sentence

by Stanley Plumly | Monday, November 10, 2014
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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.