As a follow-up to my school censorship councils post, take a look at The Forbidden Library. It’s devoted to books that were the subject of banning efforts and the reasons why. It also has some excellent links. Via The Revealer is this exposition on psychedelic music and the search for spirituality. I’ve posted a […]
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Following the Patriot Act lead of naming legislation for political purposes, the Parental Empowerment Act of 2005 has been introduced in Congress. (Via Blog of a Bookslut). Basically, the bill would cut off federal funding unless school boards create a “parent review and empowerment council.” Those councils would be allowed to have “significant input” and […] Unfortunately, many readers tend to view books about history as a sleep-inducing recitation of dry events and dates. John Kelly’s The Great Mortality is one of those works that proves there are some wonderful history books out there. The Great Mortality is subtitled “An Intimate History of the Black Death.” Intimate accurately describes how Kelly […] Aliens, robots, other planets, time travel, dystopias. All these archetypes of science fiction make their appearance in one fashion or another in Foop!, a first novel by Chris Genoa. Foop! is a comedic and at times scatological look at where the Earth may be headed and why. Its hero is Joe, who, as the name […] |
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