Writing Unleashed with Laura M. Harkins

News Book Burning Ian Crouch discusses the heated debate over Canadian writer Lawrence Hill’s novel, The Book of Negroes. Dutchman Roy Groenberg plans to express his outrage towards the use of the word “negroes” in the title by burning the book . Should racist and prejudicial words be eliminated from our language, or is the fear of the word give it more power? Defending “Darkness Too Visible” Meghan Cox Gurdon responds to the black lash of her essay, “Darkness Too Visible,” that discussed the dark topic and themes in today’s YA literature. Are we opening a door to more darkness by allowing our children to read   dark and painful novels?     arabicfiction.org Spreading Your Literary Horizons Many say that if you want to travel, just pick up a book. With all the media coverage of the Egyptian uprising earlier this year, you would think we would know more about this culture. Unfortunately, most bookstore shelves are light on quality Egyptian writing. Thank Pa...