Banned Books Week! And Odd!

[richlayers]

It's Banned Books Week! Be sure to read a banned book!

The Classics list:

http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/banned/frequentlychallenged/challengedclassics/index.cfm

The Statistics (PIE CHARTS!):

http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/banned/frequentlychallenged/challengesbytype/index.cfm

In the meantime, a book that isn't challenged (yet, that I know of), but has an awesomely nifty book trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4nR_TMgw54

Narrated by Gaiman, so listen and enjoy that yummy British accent. (Yeah that's right, I said yummy...)

Comments

[lilychild.livejournal.com]

Wooooooooooooo!!!! Love this post! Yay! Banned books week!!!!!!!

[richlayers.livejournal.com]

It's good times for everyone!

In fact I find it pretty awesome that by banning books, people bring that much more attention to them, and that many more people end up reading them. :D

[lmeden.livejournal.com]

AAAH!

Why was I not told that Neil has another book? I'm so excited now!

Anyway, does anyone know why he seems to be writing a lot of children's books lately?

[richlayers.livejournal.com]

I think he's always just writing a lot. And some of what's been in the spotlight lately has been his children's work -- especially since The Graveyard Book has been on the bestseller list for a year now!

[lmeden.livejournal.com]

Yeah, true. But I wish he'd write more like the Sandman. One of my all-time loves.

[richlayers.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I just finished a reread of those a couple months ago. They get more amazing every time I read them.

Part of what I like about him is how varied his work is, though. Novels, graphic novels, short stories, film... I heard a joke once that when he writes a grocery list it gets optioned by Hollywood studios. :)