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Are there books that deserve to be banned?

Lauren Miller, senior writer and co-founder of Salon.com, poses the question: Where were these censors when we really needed them — that is, when our 10th-grade teachers assigned Beowulf or The Pearl?

Authors help launch banned books week virtual read-out

Lauren Myracle and Judy Blume helped launch the banned books virtual read out sponsored by The Office of Intellectual Freedom of the American Library Association. Every year banned books are celebrated during the last week of September.