In recognition of Banned Books Week September 22-28, see a chronology of books that have been challenged with censorship from libraries.  http://www.ala.org/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/classics

The Lake Worth Campus Library has some great new popular book reads.  The area is on the 3rd floor and there are some nice, comfy chairs near the book collection.  Here are a few of the titles:
Children of the Jacaranda Tree (Sahar Delijani); Americanah: a novel (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie); Bad Monkey (Carl Hiaasen).  The books will make you laugh and cry and the collection will have frequent new additions, including some nonfiction titles. 

Miami Book Fair International

Start planning now to travel to the Miami Book Fair International November 14th to 21st. It is one of the best "nearly free" events in South Florida. Check out the authors who will be there this year. Anyone want to carpool???

National Book Festival

The 10th annual National Book Festival, organized and sponsored by the Library of Congress, was held on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., between 3rd and 7th streets from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama were honorary chairs for the event. Follow the link to view author presentations and find some exciting new books to read!!!

Read Together Palm Beach County

2010 Read Together book announced
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Copies of The Book Thief will be widely available in bookstores and libraries throughout the county. Read Together Palm Beach County runs from March 26 to April 30th.
Guide for Readers, Educators, and Book Discussion Leaders (pdf)
Click here to read the review
Read the announcement on pbpulse.com
Look for Palm Beach State College calendar soon.

Frescoes by Stephen Gibson

Poetry Month is celebrated in April and I am already celebrating because Professor Stephen Gibson's Frescoes is scheduled for release in April 2010. Carolyne Wright, Final Judge, The Idaho Prize for Poetry 2009 says "Stephen Gibson has created a sequence of poems with the same sweep and dimension as the art that inspired them". To order directly from Lost Horse Press, go to: http://www.losthorsepress.org/
or e-mail: losthorsepress@mindspring.com.

Banned Book Week @ the Library

Books Banned and Challenged 2008-2009