Banned Books Week!

I am always astounded anew when Banned Books Week rolls around again. Censorship is always outrageous, but in this day and age, I expect people to be more educated, more open minded and accepting of others' views. Knowledge is power. The best way to conquer your fears about a subject is to learn more about it. READ about it.

So I'm proud to be part of the Banned Books Week celebration kicking off Friday (I am a little early) and running through Oct. 6. Thanks to I Am A Reader, Not A Writer for organizing this hop. Crazy as my schedule has been, I couldn't not be part of this. Be sure to visit all the blogs on the list - there are tons of great giveaways!

My giveaway
A $10 gift card to Amazon or Barnes and Noble

How to enter
Easy - just leave a comment below. Tell me what banned book interests you. Be sure to include your email address!

I hope that sign strikes you as ridiculous. It does me. In fact, it makes me wonder about anyone who might want to impose such restrictions on others. What are they afraid of?

Yet incredibly, the American Library Association still receives requests every year to remove books from libraries.

In 2010-2011 (the most recent list), some of the books include: 

Anne Frank, the Diary of A Young Girl

Water for Elephants

The Hunger Games

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (now a movie)

Brave New World

Snow Falling on Cedars

The Koran

And too many more, sadly. What can we do? Promote tolerance. Promote education. Promote the right to read.

Help spread the word. Join the Banned Books Week Facebook group here.

Visit more Banned Books Week participants!
If the linky code doesn't show below (and it usually doesn't), then visit I Am A Reader, Not A Writer, where you can find links to all the participants (the hop officially starts Friday, so check then).

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