Does the threat of a book being banned ensure that it’s among the finest books written? Check out the fantastic examples cited by the smart folks in this 29-second video (and pat yourself on the back if you smile when “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee is discussed — *see end of this post for why)…
Banned Book Week needs to be every week of the year! Started in the U.S., the now international event has been honored every last week of September since 1982.
* Whereas the girl in the video remembers the story as happening in South America during the 1920s, here’s how Wikipedia tells it: “The story takes place during three years (1933–35) of the Great Depression in the fictional “tired old town” of Maycomb, Alabama, the seat of Maycomb County.”
Once my novels-in-progress are published, I hope they’re not banned! How many potentially banned books have you read?
Happiness Between Tails by da-AL 