Every year in the fall, authors, publishers, and book-lovers alike come together to raise awareness of the process of book banning. Banned Books Week crosses many platforms - Twitter, YouTube, public readings and conferences - and reaches a broad audience in many countries, but the goal is the same: to inform people that banning books is a contemporary concern. Available here are some of the most popular resources from past and future Banned Books Week advocates.
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The books on the left from the top down are: The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie, Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, and Slaughter-house Five by Kurt Vonnegut.
The books on the right from the top down are: The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky, The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, and The Tropic of Capricorn by Henry Miller.
This video was taken from Open Road Media's channel. It was originally published on September 23rd, 2013.
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