Title: Final Orders Series: Hazard and Somerset: Arrows in the Hand: Book Five Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 410 Pages Category: Mystery Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: The saying goes that having a child is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body. I can’t fathom how that…
Tag: Censorship
Banned Books Week 2016: A Guest Post by Author Josephine Myles
Can anyone guess what the fourth most banned book of the last decade was, according to the American Library Association? Perhaps a handbook for terrorists, a work of dark erotica or something “promoting” witchcraft? Uh, no. It was a kid’s picture book. About two penguins adopting a chick. Doesn’t sound all that scary, huh? Well,…
Banned Books Week 2016: A Guest Post by Author Rhys Ford
Many of us have read a banned book. We may not have known at the time we were reading something so controversial, so inflammatory it pushed someone to seek its removal from public access. To Kill A Mockingbird, The Color Purple and The Lord of the Rings all share the dubious distinction of being considered…
Banned Books Week 2016: A Guest Post and Giveaway by Rick R. Reed
We’re so pleased to have author Rick R. Reed dropping in today to celebrate the Freedom to Read. Rick has some personal experience with censorship to share, and he’s also offering the chance to win an e-copy of his book via the Rafflecopter widget below. Welcome, Rick! Obsessed Once upon a time, many years ago…
Guest Post and Review: The Secrets of a Twin by Liberty Lace
The Novel Approach is pleased to welcome author Liberty Lace today to talk a bit about taboo storytelling, censorship and breaking the rules. After Liberty’s article, you’ll also find Lynn’s review of The Secrets of a Twin, a book that was banned by Amazon and has since been modified slightly and released under a new…
