Happy birthday, Dr. Seuss! Today is also #ReadAcrossAmerica Day! Read, learn, live!
Mar022016
Reading
Feb272016
Celebrating the freedom of choice
Having the freedom to read and the freedom to choose is one of the greatest gifts my parents ever gave me. -Judy Blume
Feb202016
Daily Quote
The world had another literary gem step into the pages of history. Bless and thank you, Harper Lee, for sharing your words with the world.
Feb182016
Daily Quote
Today’s daily quote is a bit of #literacy wisdom from one of my favorite writers, @neilhimself.
Feb162016
A Big Project in a Small Package
I came home tonight to my contributor copy of Mythic Indy waiting for me in the mail. This hardcover collection of tales really is beautifully designed from cover to cover- and I am not just saying that because my name is number one on the back cover! 😉 ...
Feb082016
Banned Books Awareness: The Censored Side of Black History
Books, and the ideals and questions they can present, are banned for personal, ideological, political, or religious reasons. It is often said that to the victor goes the spoils; well, so, too, do the victors write the history books. When that “truth” is threatened the rhetoric and polemic monologues...
Feb072016
Help kids fill their own heads with weird ideas
For those that do not know, Second Story is a charity in Indianapolis that promotes literacy and helps kids to have Second Story is a community-based and volunteer-driven educational organization that helps young people in Indianapolis form positive attitudes about writing and improve their skills as writers—thus increasing their chances...
Jan312016
Banned Books Awareness: Ismail Kadaré
Most people think of poetry as sonnets and Shakespeare; as romance and respects. More often, poetry offers commentary on socio-political issues. That is how Ismail Kadaré found his works banned in Albania for several years. Read on and Share the Knowledge: http://bbark.deepforestproductions.com/column/2016/01/31/banned-books-awareness-ismail-kadare/
Jan302016
A New Home
The is a new look and a new home for the Banned Books Awareness and Reading for Knowledge column.
Jan242016
Banned Books Awareness is Moving
The Banned Books Awareness and Reading for Knowledge Facebook page is just shy of 500 followers. As great as that is, the news is bittersweet. Within a few weeks of starting this project back in 2011 I was contacted by World.edu (then World Education Network) and offered to write...