Soon my smile faded when I came across so many posts from bloggers and authors telling their stories. Telling stories of things that should have never happened to them. When I saw one of my friends, a girl I knew way before the both of us started book blogging had decided to Speak Out and tell her story, my heart broke. It takes a lot of courage to share something so personal and vulnerable with the entire world, but they did it because they care about this issue. And I, as a woman, a writer, and a lover of books, admire the hell out of each and everyone of them. When Natalie from Mindful Musings said she was going to gather bloggers to do a project for Speak Out - I had to join.
Below is a list of links of bloggers speaking out against book banning and censorship--in the form of giveaways, posts, and reviews. Some are "officially" participating in what we're calling Bloggers Speak Out, and others are posts that we've found around the blogosphere. If you get time, you should definitely check them out!
Giveaways of Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
**All giveaways will end on 10/3, unless otherwise noted**
Other Giveaways
**All giveaways will end on 10/3, unless otherwise noted**
Other Posts Against Book Banning and Censorship
Authors Speak Out
Important Articles on the Subject
"Filthy Books Demeaning to Republic Education" (the article that started it all)
"Republic School Book Choices under Fire" (Springfield News-Leader)
5 comments:
Woah, I didn't know they were gonna ban those other two books too! This is just WRONG!!!!! :((( I hope all of our strong words get through to these people!!
I'm glad you're all doing this. It's appalling how much damage an opinionated misinformed academia can do.
This is a great idea. Showing that Dr.Sroggins is wrong. I think everyone should read books like Speak.
Awesome post matey. This is such an important topic.
I <3 this :)!
Some of the posts I read didn't say "don't ban" just because, they were thoughtful posts with good points, which is why I think it was a great initiative!
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