Book Banning

And I thought it was because he’s a self-centered, uncouth boor… Devil’s apprentice and guardian of ignorance in the state of Florida, Ron DeSantis was explaining how he became so adept at eating with his hands. “It all started when I was stationed at Gitmo. We didn’t trust the murderous…

Introduction Animal Farm by George Orwell was published in 1945, near the start of the Cold War. It has been banned worldwide for various reasons, but the main one is due to its satirical representation of communism (Baldwin). This book follows farm animals as they decide to form a revolution against…

With each bill being passed in Florida within the past few months, the same question began circling around in my head every time I read a headline — why does this sound like the backstory to some 2010 YA dystopian novel? Book bans, “don’t say gay,” and “terrifying” critical race…

I love books. Since childhood, I could never get enough books. I read whatever came into my house — newspapers, magazines, the dictionary, the Bible, Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys mysteries (there, I’m dating myself), my cousin’s Book of the Month Club selections that she sent to me after she…