Banned Books: For Banned Books week, two reasons to ban 'Brave New World'

I've thought about the way I feel as a reader when I think about banning books. But I've recently wondered how the authors of the books challenged in 2010 feel. Were they surprised? Defiant? Concerned? The books I writeIt's National Banned Book, that time of year when freedom of speech and the written word are celebrated. As a teacher I have dealt with my own battles to keep certain books on the classroom shelves and I may post more onCorey Halaychik, librarian and instructor of

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