Recs if you like The Drowning of Stephan Jones...
I ❤️ My Right to Read
“Censorship is telling a man he can’t have a steak just because a baby can’t chew it.” — Mark Twain
Fiction about book banning, censorship, and intellectual freedom. Bans off our books!!!
Looking for nonfiction? Check out my list The First Condition of Progress!
'90s-'00s Queer YA Fiction
Fiction with LGBTQ characters or themes, published for teens between 1990 and 2009.
Books Matt Krause doesn't want you to read
All of these are from the list that Texas lawmaker Matt Krause in October of 2021 tried and in many cases succeeded to get banned from classrooms and school libraries. There are quite a few interesting and odd choices in there which is part of why I wanted to share this list on here. Not necessarily recommendations but there are some pretty good books on here. As well as a lot of textbooks
Krause Banned Book List Project
In October 2021, Texas State Representative Matt Krause initiated an inquiry targeting a list of approximately 850 books in Texas public schools, alleging they could cause "discomfort, guilt, anguish, or any other form of psychological distress" regarding race or sex. The list disproportionately targeted LGBTQ+ topics, race/racism, and sex education.
This is my project to read through this list for myself - utilizing my local library system for access to these titles. Follow the journey or join along!
