- Librarians are being threatened with legal action in Wyoming because there are naughty things in the books on their shelves. This year’s Banned Books Week is turning out to be the most dispiriting, aggravating, and contentious I’ve ever seen. (Huffington Post)
- Speaking of:
- Jameelah Nasheed explains the history of censorship and why people in power are so keen to keep books out of the hands of readers. (Teen Vogue)
- Alyssa Shotwell argues that we need to be paying more attention to censorship in prisons. (The Mary Sue)
- The annual quiz about how many banned/challenged books you’ve read. (Buzzfeed)
- Elizabeth Blair examines what’s getting banned in America lately. (NPR)
- Speaking of:
- The news that Ark All Saint’s Academy in London is banning slang is one of the dumbest things I’ve ever heard. (LitHub)
- Calvin Kasulke has candidates for a Literary Stunt Index. (Electric Literature)
- Jennifer Harlan rounds up a bunch of times New York Times reviewers didn’t recognize greatness when they read it. (New York Times)
- Sarah Rahman wonders why modern readers have such a hard time with satire. (Book Riot)
- Askold Melnyczuk shares a unique perspective on unlikeable characters. (LitHub)
A Bookish Type 
The world does seem to be getting more nasty in general so I’m not surprised this is affecting banned books week.
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