Parents seek to protect their children through book bans. Instead, they make them more vulnerable to a changing world.
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Book Bans Leave Children Defenseless
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Arundhati Roy, Beloved, Bluest Eye, book bans, censorship, God of Small Things, Kite Runner, Toni Morrison Comments closed
Harris’s Literary Favs Reveal a Vibrant Soul
Kamala Harris’s favorite lit reveals a woman engaging in foundational exploration, especially regarding race and gender.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Amy Tan, C. S. Lewis, immigrants, Joy Luck Club, Kamala Harris, Kite Runner, Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, Native Son, race relations, Richard Wright, Song of Solomon, Toni Morrison Comments closed
Reading, Better than Juvie
When high school vandals defaced a historic black church, an enlightened judge ordered them to read books and report on them.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Kite Runner, Marilyn Nelson, rehabilitation, sentencing, vandalism, Wreath for Emm, Wreath for Emmett Till Comments closed
In Praise of the Liberal Arts
NYT columnist Nicholas Kristof recently sang the praises of the liberal arts and talked about the vital importance of literature.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Ernest Hemingway, Homer, Iliad, Jhumpa Lahiri, Liberal arts education, Odyssey, Old Man and the Sea, Toni Morrison Comments closed
