The Book Stacks

Welcome to this week’s Tuesday List. It’s Banned Books week! Join with me to celebrate freedom by reading something that people have tried to stop folks from reading. Celebrate your Intellectual Freedom!

This week I am reading a book that one of my friends lost when someone close to her burned it. For the record, I would have never even known that The Writer’s Complete Fantasy Reference existed if her book had not been destroyed. So if you are out there reading this, book burner (which I doubt, but stranger things have happened) know that you have not achieved your aim. In fact, you have only encouraged us to seek out this book and read it ourselves. For my part, I think that this book will be really helpful if I ever get the time to do more writing. I am putting it on my birthday list.

On Thursday, I will be posting a list of 13 Banned or Challenged books that I have read. Which of the books you have read fall into this category? The American Library Association has lists of books that have been challenged if you would like to start a reading list. For example: The 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000 and The 10 Most Challenged Books of 2006.

Right then, on to the usual stuff:

Reminders: I am still accepting submissions for “Favorite Reading Spots,” with or without photos, at this time. So why not send me yours?

The Monday Game (a.k.a. A Book By Any Other Name) has begun anew. The goal is currently 53, and the forfeit is now a poem. Stop by and check it out!

My current list:

The Writer’s Complete Fantasy Reference by Writer’s Digest Books - I’m learning all kinds of neat stuff.

Bird by Bird by Ann Lamott - I’m reading along at Fiction Scribe. I’m still behind. Serves me right for getting sick.

Organizing from the Inside Out by Julie Morgenstern - I’m still on chapter one.

Sink Reflections by Marla Cilley - So far my kitchen sink is clean and I’m working on the bathroom.

Doctor Who: Creatures and Demons by Justin Richards - I’m on the last page. Yay!

Mental_Floss (Sept./Oct. ‘07) - I love this magazine. Not much left to go.

Real Simple (April 2007) - My mother subscribes and passes them along to me when she’s done. 2 pages to go.

Oh, hey! I would like to remind you all that The Book Stacks is up for a Blogger’s Choice Award, so if you would be so kind as to pop along and vote for me, I’d be much obliged.

Tuesday List, The Writer’s Complete Fantasy Reference, Writer’s Digest Books, Bird by Bird, Ann Lamott, Organizing from the Inside Out, Julie Morgenstern, Sink Reflections, Marla Cilley, Doctor Who: Creatures and Demons, Justin Richards, Mental_Floss, Real Simple, The Book Stacks, Blogger’s Choice Award