This week I want to take on a more serious topic than normal. September 26th starts Banned Books Week, an annual observance of the importance of the First Amendment to protect your freedom to read. This is especially pertinent to fantasy readers because young adult fantasy novels are frequently challenged. The J.K. Rowling Harry Potter books and Phillip Pullman’s His Dark Materials series are two of the most challenged books over the last decade. If Fantasy Literature’s motto is “Life’s too short to read bad books” then for the next week, let it be “Life’s too short not to read bad books.”
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Oh, Marion, you say "but dark" as if it were a bad thing! 😂
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Oh...and the men used the name "The Great Northern Expedition" to throw people off as to their actual destination, even…
Oh, it IS, Marion! It is!