Don’t compromise yourself- you’re all you have. – John Grisham
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Jan122014
Banned Books Awareness: Censorship at Guantánamo Bay (Part 2)
Aside from the complete lack of due process and blatant disregard for religious liberty, human rights and amnesty groups continue to be baffled by the random and apparently arbitrary reasoning behind what publications are and are not allowed to be read by detainees within the walls of the United...
Feb102013
Banned Books Awareness: Censorship is really about an escape from the truth
Literature marks the times. Whether an epic historical fiction or a dime store yarn, a novel reflects the time in which it is published as much as it does the period it is set in. The intricacy and subject matter of the literature we enjoy also evolves with us...
Jun052011
Banned Books Awareness: A Time to Kill
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,...