Banned Books

Read It While You Can — Yesterday, I released my new book Matita: The Tragic Tale of a Writer’s Pencil. I didn’t expect a warm welcome. It’s a fucked up book with some terrible themes (and my books rarely perform well). Nevertheless, I was surprised to be immediately attacked on Twitter. Not sure why I’m shocked…

Infamous Books that were Banned in the Bible and the Reasons Behind their Exclusion. — The Bible is a holy book revered by millions of people around the world. It is considered the word of God and contains the teachings and beliefs of Christianity. However, many books that were once part of the Bible were banned or removed for various reasons. …

On books, bans, censorship, and a little bit of AI — Reposted from original article on my blog: 🎨 art fish intelligence 🐡 In the last few years, an increasing number of books have been banned in states across the United States — with projections of the trend accelerating in 2023. Recent book bans in Texas, Utah, and Florida have resulted…

More precisely, we hate offensive language in our books. — As I celebrate Freedom to Read week Feb. 19–25, 2023, on a cold Canadian morning I read that Canadians don’t mind reading about murder, rape, marauding, oppressive regimes, misogyny, racism, and child abuse in their Bible but flinch at its offensive language. The Bible (apologies, I don’t know which version…