I haven’t had much to say about Banned Books Week this year, mostly because I’ve said it before and I fear I would only repeat myself.

However, I do have a few links to share on the subject and related topics:

Banned books? How about banned posters? Shouldn’t professors have the right to put whatever poster they want in their own office?

Or banned statues? Actually, these yard sculptures haven’t been banned at all, but under the current popular terminology for Banned Books Week, they have been “challenged”—the neighbors are complaining. I think it’s a delightful collection, and I certainly wouldn’t mind having it in my neighborhood.

On a more serious and thoughtful note, Emily and Janie are doing a series of posts related to Banned Books Week at Redeemed Reader. These are well worth your reading time:

Light Your Library! Win Stuff, Love People, and Think Deeply by Emily Whitten, former children’s book editor and current homeschool mom.
Interview with Meghan Cox Gurdon, author of a controversial article in the Wall Street Journal that called the YA literature world to task for the increasing darkness and pessimism of young adult literature.
The Use and Abuse of Youth Literature by Janie B. Cheaney, young adult and middle grade fiction author and WORLD magazine columnist.
What Gets a Book “Banned”? by Janie B. Cheaney.

While you’re at Redeemed Reader, explore a bit. Janie’s and Emily’s blog has become a new favorite of mine.