Category Archives: banned books

Banned books and Sold by Patricia McCormick

Posted on March 17, 2025 by Victoria Waddle

I’m discussing the top banned books of the 2023-24 school year over at Be A Cactus. These are the top three: You can look back at the post on Perks and at this one on Alaska if you want to see why I think those books … Continue reading →

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That Librarian by Amanda Jones

Posted on January 13, 2025 by Victoria Waddle

That Librarian is a memoir by Amanda Jones detailing the defamation and death threats she has had to endure after speaking in the public comments portion of a Livingston Public Library meeting in July 2022. She makes clear that her speech … Continue reading →

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Why is ‘A Court of Thorns and Roses’ banned?

Posted on August 12, 2024 by Victoria Waddle

I thought you’d be interested in my most recent Substack post concerning Utah’s statewide ban of A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas. Below, I’m excerpting the part of that post discussing this topic. I also always … Continue reading →

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Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books

Posted on August 1, 2024 by Victoria Waddle

The following is part of my post for this week over at “Be a Cactus” on Substack. Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books is not a YA book. However, it does have some teen characters, one of whom incites the … Continue reading →

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Who are the Helpers, Anyway?

Posted on June 16, 2024 by Victoria Waddle

A review of “The Well-trained Wife” and book challenge/ban news A Well-trained Wife A Well-trained Wife details Levings’ descent from strict Baptist to Gothard woman (think the Duggars) to Calvinist following the model of Puritan Jonathan Edwards. Levings quotes “Sinners … Continue reading →

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Whatever is Mentionable is Manageable

Posted on June 2, 2024 by Victoria Waddle

I wanted to share the link from my Substack this week because it comments on YA literature and censorship. If you’ve been here with me, you know I’m worried about book censorship in general. And that a good percentage of book … Continue reading →

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Book Challenge and Ban Updates

Posted on April 29, 2024 by Victoria Waddle

About half of my weekly Substack posts are on the latest news in book challenges and bans in the U.S. Please find the last two weeks at the links below and consider subscribing: https://victoriawaddle.substack.com/p/primed-to-be-cultish https://victoriawaddle.substack.com/p/sympathy-for-the-devil-oops-antagonist My Substack is called “Be … Continue reading →

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Book Bans Roundup

Posted on March 9, 2024 by Victoria Waddle

Links to articles I’ve written about libraries and librarians Over on Substack, I post weekly on topics of interest to readers and writers. Often, those posts are about my experience in the library. Pretty much every week, I also include … Continue reading →

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