My Experiences in Book Banning

Victoria surrounded by many of the banned and challenged books she has read including: The Handmaid’s’s Tale; The Things They Carried; The Hunger Games; Forever; Beloved and more. — That’s me, surrounded by some of the banned and challenged books that I’ve read. My library book club was meeting after school during Banned Books Week. We were taking photos of the students in front of a height chart to represent being booked for a crime. Each of them had a banned book or two that they’d read. Then they suggested I have a turn, so we gathered some of my favorite books.

Removing library books from the shelf for later review is essentially banning them, no matter what the censors say. My experience with book challenges and removal are here on my Substack “Be a Cactus.”.

I’ve moved to Substack for most of my posting, and I hope you will join me there. It’s a friendly place for writers and readers. I discuss libraries, books, and the craft of writing. There’s some great work going on there!