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Free to read, you and me (2007)*

There are still a couple of days left in Freedom to Read Week, which we should probably mark now more than ever, what with an Ontario school getting worked up about Snow Falling on Cedars ... Read More »

March 1, 2007 | Filed under: Events

Please, won't someone think of the children?

By Alison Jones

The latest news in book banning is courtesy of some U.S. school librarians who are refusing to carry the Newbery award-winning The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron. The librarians are in a tizzy ... Read More »

February 20, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Resistance is futile

By Nathan Whitlock

Entertainment Weekly’s books editor, Tina Jordan, has been writing about the conundrum she faced when she discovered that her bright, bookish daughter was reading a trashy Gossip Girl novel. Discounting taking the book away as ... Read More »

February 2, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Supreme Court rules against Vancouver bookstore

By Nathan Whitlock

The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that the federal government should not be required to provide advance funding to Vancouver’s Little Sister’s Book and Art Emporium for its legal battle against Canada Customs, The ... Read More »

January 19, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Update: Brick Lane fracas rages on

By Cassandra Drudi

Quillblog linked last month to the Guardian's coverage of the Brick Lane brouhaha, which consisted of east London borough Tower Hamlets residents putting up a stink about the production of a film based on Monica ... Read More »

August 2, 2006 | Filed under: Uncategorized

Take that, Cubans exiles!

By Cassandra Drudi

Miami schoolchildren can get their dose of Cuba after all, the L.A. Times reported today, as "a federal judge Monday ordered the Miami-Dade County School District to restore a children's book about Cuba to school ... Read More »

July 25, 2006 | Filed under: Book news

Chapters/Indigo hearts censorship

By Cassandra Drudi

If you're looking for the new issue of Harper's, don't head to Indigo or Chapters, 'cause it ain't there. The Globe and Mail reported on Saturday that the mega-chain has pulled each and every copy ... Read More »

May 30, 2006 | Filed under: Bookselling

Free to read, you and me

By Leigh Anne Williams

It's midway through Freedom to Read Week, but there's still plenty of time to get in on the action. Among the events listed on the online schedule are a mock "trial" for challenged books, to ... Read More »

March 2, 2006 | Filed under: Events, Industry news

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Search Results by tag: censorship

Free to read, you and me (2007)*

Please, won't someone think of the children?

Resistance is futile

Supreme Court rules against Vancouver bookstore

Update: Brick Lane fracas rages on

Take that, Cubans exiles!

Chapters/Indigo hearts censorship

Free to read, you and me

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