Ban This

Although it's the last day of Banned Books Week, check out the American Library Association list of 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000. The Canadian Library Association's website does not have such a list, and although books certainly have been and continue to be challenged in Canada, oppostion to certain works seems to be more vehement in the States. PEN Canada presents the Canadian version with Freedom to Read week. The ALA list is quite interesting, as is the list of those who initiate challenges. I haven't read all of the books on the list, and I admit that I will likely never read many of them (including numbers 58, 60, and 87), but there are many titles which are undeniably important in both the cultural and the literary sphere. So, screw the censor and read a banned book in support of Banned Books Week.

Happy Birthday Garry!

And we're back

We've finally been hooked back up to the outside world. We had to go 17 days without phone or internet, but now we're back!! Look for more posts - We've had a terrible summer for blogging. Good summer overall, though. Anyhoo, email us for our new address and phone number. The old ones won't work.