Thought of the day: Cancel Culture and Books

 

Lately with every book I’ve read, the thought has crept in, yep this one would be canceled or not allowed or would have caused an uproar and not allowed to be published because it would be offensive to someone.   So in essence, all the books of the past would have be canceled.  In the future, books will have to come with a warning label to read with an open mind or sense of humor.  Or for historical context, refer to back to year XXXX.  Grumble, grumble, going back into my hidey hole.

BW39: Sunday's Book Babble - Banned Books Week

 

It's week 39 in our 52 Books Quest and this week is Banned Books Week. The theme for Banned Books Week this year is "Books Unite Us. Censorship Divides Us." Banned Books Week was created in 1982 by the American Library Association Office of Intellectual Freedom, in response to challenges and requests to ban books from libraries and bookstores due to their content.

Poems and poetry collections, and poets have also been censored throughout history including Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass. I have the book on my shelves, so will have to dive in to see what the fuss is all about.

I finished True Dead by Faith Hunter this week. So good with many surprises, a lot of vampire history and politics while Jane figures out her role as Dark Queen. 

Currently reading a contemporary g rated romance series The Hudson Sisters by Mariah Stewart and on the 3rd book The Goodbye Cafe.

Good story about two estranged sisters and a half sister they didn't know about who are forced to work together to renovate an old theatre in order to earn their inheritance from mutual father.  

Have also read Stewart's Chesapeake Diaries series as well as all her romance suspense FBI Books which are quite good.