Here’s a Jeopardy question for you: What do The Client, The Firm, The Pelican Brief, and A Time to Kill have in common? Sure, they’re among John Grisham’s bestselling works, but each has also been removed from a library because someone objected to its content. As one might expect,...
I touched on some issues involving physical characteristics with last week’s banned book, James and the Giant Peach. The conversations that resulted on several Facebook pages were still fresh in my mind when I sat down to write the next installment of my series; so when I came across...
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl tells the story of four-year-old James, who lives with his loving parents in a cottage in the south of England. James’ world is turned upside down when his parents are devoured by a rhinoceros that had escaped from the London zoo...
The Perks of Being a Wallflower is written by American novelist Stephen Chbosky, and published in 1999 by MTV. The story is narrated by a teenager who goes by the alias of “Charlie,” who describes various segments of his life through a series of letters to an anonymous person....
Release Source: Deep Forest Productions FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Local Author R. Wolf Baldassarro Releases New Book and Launches Online Bookstore May 6, 2010— R. Wolf Baldassarro once again shares his imagination, his insight, and his passion with the world in Under a Sunlit Sky. Within this new anthology of...
Back in October, 2010 I heard about Banned Books week. This is a project spearheaded by the American Library Association as “an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and the importance of the First Amendment”. Held during the last week of September, Banned Books Week highlights the benefits of free and...
On Saturday, April 23, 2011 I will be holding a book signing at Gemini Moon bookstore in Mount Clemens, Michigan! The event will be the culmination of a wonderful two-month campaign recognizing the National Reading and Poetry Months. Join Wolf, and the owners of Gemini Moon, in celebrating the...
Release Source: Deep Forest Productions FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Macomb County Author creates Banned Book Awareness Group WARREN, MI- January 23, 2011- Local author, R. Wolf Baldassarro, has created a national project to bring attention to the importance of reading and the right to the free and open access of...
Back in October, 2010 I heard about Banned Book week. This is a project spearheaded by the American Library Association as “an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and the importance of the First Amendment”. Held during the last week of September, Banned Book Week highlights the benefits...
What a year it’s been! Here we are at the beginning of yet another holiday season and Thanksgiving is upon us once again; seems like only last month it was 2009. Thank you to all who helped make 2010 a fun year to remember. I have the most wonderful...