BANNED BOOK WEEK

Whenever the subject of banned books arises, I always feel my stomach turn a little.  As a writer and a reader, I am thankful to live in a country founded on free speech.  And yet at the same time, I am surprised that we can, at times, be so afraid of the written word, so intimated by an idea.

My great dream was not to have written a book but to imagine a thought so provocative, so novel that it would cause others to shout or stomp or scream.  And if the dream does come true, then never, please never, ban the words!

Celebrate the last few days of Banned Book Week by reading one of your favorites.  Mine, To Kill A Mockingbird. Yours???

Posted October 2, 2009 at 2:34 pm · 3 comments