Feisty Librarians
Today’s librarian: She may shush you, but she will stand up for your right to read anything. Anything.
GOOD Magazine
Stop Teaching Catcher in the Rye! Has that old sandby of teen angst lost its relevance? Is it time to make changes to the high school literature canon? You decide. (Be sure to read the comments, too.)
FactCheck
Sliming Palin: Did Sarah Palin drag Catcher in the Rye and Harry Potter tomes off the Wasilla library shelves? No, she didn’t. Did she try to intimidate the librarian? They’re a tough bunch, those librarians, not so easily ruffled.
Discover
Whales Had Legs Until 40 Million Years Ago, Fossils Show: Is this the sort of article that offends creationist mayors?
American Library Association
Banned Books Week: It’s that time of year, once again, to support your favorite banned books by such venerable authors as Mark Twain, Judy Blume, J. D. Salinger, J. K. Rowling, Maurice Sendak, and Toni Morrison.
The Virginia Quarterly Review
Young Reviewers Contest: If you’re under 30, submit a book review to compete for publication.
Inadequacies
Words, and pictures, are never enough, but sometimes they’re all we have. Same goes for offshore oil and peer influences.
Concerns Beyond Just Where the Wild Things Are
New York Times, Patricia Cohen
Maurice Sendak discusses his perceived inadequacies as an artist. This, from the man who wrote and designed Where the Wild Things Are, one of the most wildly popular illustrated books of all time.
