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September 25, 2018
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Diana Goetsch

Life in Transition

diana_goetschA blog about a person, and a culture, in flux. Diana Goetsch (formerly Douglas Goetsch) is a poet and freelance teacher of writing. Her latest book is Nameless Boy.

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THIS WEEK’S ARCHIVE PICK

Life, Liberty, and the Right to Read

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 23 to 29, we’ve resurrected five books from the past banned for dubious reasons. We think you’re tough enough to handle it.