Banned Books Week

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Photo: Copyright © Michelle Kwajafa.

This week (September 25-29) is the 25th annual Banned Books Week, which celebrates books that have been banned or challenged in the past or that are being banned or challenged now. Here are a few places you can visit to mark the occasion:

• Hit the books with the American Library Association, which has created a special page for Banned Books Week, though it isn't loading for me at the moment--probably because thousands upon thousands of teachers and librarians are visiting the site as we speak!
• Go worldwide with Amnesty International, which is calling attention to international authors who face censorship and repression.
• Get educated with Elizabeth Kennedy, who has provided a Frequently Asked Questions feature on the history of Banned Books Week.
• Get dirty with my list of the Top 10 "Obscene" Literary Classics, from James Joyce's Ulysses to John Cleland's Fanny Hill.
• Look at other shocking examples of censorship, as brought into focus by the annual Jefferson Muzzle Awards.