Happy Friday! Add these links to your #fridayreads (or check them out over the weekend).
Books & Reading
Many librarians and former librarians, including Angie Manfredi and Kelly Jensen, discussed why “Banned Books” Week is a misnomer and why knowing the difference between banned and challenged is so important. Pair it with our post from Miriam Wallen on self-censorship.
Tired of defending your reading of children’s and YA literature? (You shouldn’t have to, but somehow you do anyway, right? Ugh.) This may make you feel better, and it will arm you with more comebacks to those people who say you’re not reading “real” books.
Curious about the most banned or challenged books of the year?
Check out these diverse magical fantasy books. Continue reading Week in Review: October 2nd