What progress we are making. In the Middle Ages they would have burned me. Now they are content with burning my books. ~Sigmund Freud, 1933 To celebrate “Banned Book Week” today I’d like to ask you to read a challenged book in public. Express your right to read at home, school, church or any other …read more!

Andrews McMeel, publishers of the US editons of the Harry Potter calendars, have now updated their website with new photos from the 2009 “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” items. As seen starting here in our image galleries, you can see the covers of a few, as well as a new photo of Dumbledore and …read more!

Last night, actors Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter) and Richard Griffiths (Uncle Vernon) opened the revival production of the play “Equus” at the Broadhurst Theatre on Broadway. More reviews are now online of that opening night performance in New York City. MTV has an article online which further reviews the play and goes into some more …read more!

I’m taking a slight break from the normal Snape love to help out with banned book week/awareness. I was asked to read from a banned book and explain why I read what I did, and I chose the Bible.

I’m taking a slight break from the normal Snape love to help out with banned book week/awareness. I was asked to read from a banned book and explain why I read what I did, and I chose the Bible.

I’m taking a slight break from the normal Snape love to help out with banned book week/awareness. I was asked to read from a banned book and explain why I read what I did, and I chose the Bible.

Happy Banned Books Week, everyone! This week, in celebration, I’m blogging about the most challenged book of 2006 and 2007, And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell (illustrated by Henry Cole, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2005). In case you are unfamiliar, Tango is the story of two male penguins, …read more!

The BBC Radio 1 stint has come and gone — and what I wouldn’t give to be a resident of the United Kingdom right now! People who live in the U.K. can call 09013 26 77 88 before midnight October 6th to enter a contest to visit the Tardis and the set of Doctor Who …read more!

Cable channel ABC Family will continue their tradition of broadcasting the Harry Potter films as they have now secured the cable rights to movies five and six. Variety reports that ABC Family now “has cable rights to “Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince” 10 months in advance of its theatrical debut, and [is] making …read more!

Banned Books Week Celebrating the Freedom to Read September 27’October 4, 2008 As Banned Book Week approaches, I’d like to ask any bloggers/vloggers who read this blog to do one blog on your favorite banned book. By doing so, I’m hoping that those of us in this blogging community will have our voices heard and …read more!