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E.L. James may have kicked off her Fifty Shades of Grey book tour in Miami, but don't expect to see the erotic book in every Florida library. Librarians in Florida, as well as Georgia and Wisconsin, took the series off the shelves for being semi-pornographic and not so well received by critics. While book banning may sound like a throwback to Victorian times, censoring books continues to Read more
Sex sells, but it could also get you censored. Sexual content in books is a popular justification book providers give for banning them. Looking at the 10 most challenged titles of last year, popular books like The Hunger Games and Twilight series make the cut for being "sexually explicit," although fans of Twilight know you have to wait a few books to get to the action. Well, "religious Read more
If you've left your paper and hardback novels sitting on your bookshelves in favor of a lightweight Kindle or tablet in recent years, you're not alone. Instead of lugging around old tomes, you could dress up your high-tech gadgets to look like hardcovers. These accessories should help you regain that romantic look and feel of old hardbacks. Read more
As Banned Books Week reaches its final page today, let's look at all the books that have been taunted, bullied, and banished from library shelves, whole cities, and whatever else bans books. Then, let's read them! 10 most complained about books of 2009 Who's joined the banned book club? Should books ever be banned? Books banned for sexual content School bans dictionary for defining "oral Read more
It takes a lot for a book to be banned, but only a few complaints to get a bad rap. Sexual content, racism, homosexuality, profanity, sexism, and religious viewpoints are all reasons books find their way onto the most-complained-about list. Novels like To Kill a Mockingbird, which have sexist and racist themes, can convincingly plead historical significance, but sexual content, homosexuality, Read more
This month the American Library Association updated its list of frequently challenged books for the 2011 year, and one wildly popular novel is making its way up the rankings of this infamous list. The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins, which first appeared at number five of Top 10 Most Frequently Challenged Books in 2010, is now third on the list for attempts to remove its contents from Read more
Everyone's got election fever on this week's Glee, and we find out the results of both the student body and congressional race. Because of the political ad threatening to expose Santana, we watch her deal with her sexuality, and the support she gets (and doesn't get) from those around her. It brings out a soft side of Finn (no, that's not a reference to Santana's preferred insults for Finn), who Read more
Bad books? It's Banned Books Week, the annual celebration of the freedom of the written word and a campaign to highlight books that have been banned or challenged at some point — meaning some group or person decided that they are unsuitable for tots and should be removed from schools and libraries. Keep reading for a sometimes surprising selection of books that were banned or challenged at Read more
Say goodbye to September, as we look forward to October and its fun Fall date possibilities and Halloween festivities. This past week included Banned Books Week, some sad baseball players, and National Coffee Day, along with two Middleton sister sightings! Did we mention some major Ides of March eye candy? See what you might have missed these last seven days in our week in pictures! Read more
Putting princess lessons to good use: Kate Middleton brings cheer to a children's hospital Check out these confessions from a romance novel cover girl Even after defeat, the Red Sox players still look wicked hot Embrace Fall with these creative Autumn date ideas Is a ghoulish reception up your alley? Here are some Halloween-inspired wedding ideas Our picks for the worst movie boyfriends Read more
