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Simply Saturday
Tweet The weather has cooled down nicely up here. Our wood for the winter arrives on Monday and its a darn good thing; we’re going to need fires in the woodstove to take the chill out of the air very soon. Banned Books Week is almost upon us. What will you be doing to recognize [...]
Republic, MO superintendant resigns
Tweet Vernon Minor, Superintendant of Republic, MO school district, has resigned, three months after the school board voted not to extend his contract. This is the district that banned Speak, Slaughterhouse Five, and Twenty Boy Summer after a local man, Wesley Scroggins, complained about the books. In addition to book banning, Minor faced a number [...]
Whoopi Goldberg Reads Banned Books
Tweet Whoopi Goldberg and Shel Silverstein – what a wonderful combination!!!!
Penguin Authors Stand Up for Free Speech
Tweet What do you think? Let me know in Comments or be a part of the conversation on Twitter.
District that tried to ban SPEAK accused of covering up rapes
Tweet I was planning on writing an update about the book banning efforts of Wesley Scroggins in Republic, MO next month. The school board finally made its decision about which books it would remove, and since we are so close to the one-year anniversary of the mess, I had decided to write about it then. [...]
BEA round-up
Tweet Three days breathing Javitz Center air have left me feeling a little delirious. But before I self-medicate by planting flowers and working out at the gym, let me share a few BEA pics with you. (pic from Mitali Perkins Twitter feed) Mitali Perkins, Jennifer Donnelly and I did a good job representing YA books [...]
Art Auction + Free Speech = Winning
Tweet BEA – the ginormous annual publishing conference – is just around the corner. I’ll be there Monday- Thursday, and plan on having a Very Good Time Indeed. One of the coolest things at BEA is the Silent Auction. This takes place Wednesday night. The best illustrators in the business such as David Diaz, Mo [...]
Video to bake by
TweetThe cleaning and decorating in the Forest in finally done. (Pics tomorrow!) Today I’ll be trying to make a gingerbread house and baking biscotti and other family favorites. And it’s time to make the rice pudding for the Julenisse! While puttering around the kitchen, I’ll be catching up on videos that I’ve bookmarked. Do you [...]
Except That You Really Need to Read This
Tweet Remember Risha Mullins, the nationally board certified English teacher who was hounded from her job in Kentucky last year? Risha has written about the entire episode. It will chill your blood. This is why we must continue to speak loudly.
Old Week Ends, New Week Begins
Tweet Banned Books Week is over. I wish I could report on the status of Wes Scroggins’ challenge in Republic, MO, but I have not been able to get official notification of what is going on. There is a school board meeting later this month. Perhaps they’ll post something in the minutes. There are a [...]