Do you miss the era of secret hidden codes in software manuals and books? Â Where every sale was to an assumed software thief? To prove that you paid for this software, please open to page 55, paragraph 3, word 5…. Â Flip, flip, flip, What the ??? And then he said EZJTK9VXBJBQ to the computer. Sure, […]
Many readers hold the charming misconception that authors not only write their books, but are responsible for the size, shape, texture, flavour, and appearance of the finished physical object. (We’re talking physical books here, not ebooks. That’s yet another opportunity for discourse that I’m going to eschew for now.) Here’s the reality: as an author, […]
Well, when reading books that are written by the British, sometimes you run into odd little phrases or acronyms…. Here’s two that I have never run into before: DBE / KBE – Dame [or Knight] Commander of the Order of the British Empire Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) or […]
Do you realize the number of books that are challenged, and/or banned every year? Or even more so, does anyone care? Censorship is a problem, a major problem, it prevents people from communicating, talking, and bringing opposing view points to the foreground. Yes, sometimes the debates that stem from the opposing views go to far, […]
Top 100 Banned/Challenged Books: 2000-2009 1Â Harry Potter (series), by J.K. Rowling 2Â Alice series, by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor 3Â The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier 4Â And Tango Makes Three, by Justin Richardson/Peter Parnell 5Â Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck 6Â I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou 7Â Scary Stories (series), by Alvin Schwartz 8Â His […]