Banned Books Week
It’s Banned Books Week in the US. This initiative of the American Library Association raises awareness that freedom to read is a fundamental right by publicising the most frequently challenged books of the previous year. The 2007 list includes Northern Lights/The Golden Compass. Here’s what its author thinks about censorship.
And what better time than Banned Books Week to remind ourselves of the Rights of the Reader. This lovely poster illustrated by Quentin Blake comes from Daniel Pennac’s book of the same name, courtesy of Walker Books.
Meanwhile, Doug Johnson suggests expanding the concept into cyberspace.
September 30th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
My current Facebook status reads “Judith is glad we don’t need Banned Books Week in Australia”. I didn’t add “yet”!