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News Source Banned Books Speak Out Publishers Weekly reports on Banned Books Week taking place Sept. 24 th -Oct. 1 st .   Banned books will be read on a special YouTube channel to support freedom of speech and denounce censorship. Check out which controversial authors are participating in the virtual read-out. What are you planning to do for Banned Books Week? What Was That About? Flavorwire put together a list of 10 classic novels known for giving readers a challenge . Are there any that didn’t make the list?     20 Re-Imagined Book Covers Peruse through 20 artistic interpretations of classic novels . Which did you like best? Source New Yorker Festival-Sept. 30-Oct. 2 Nate Freeman gives readers the writer and celebrity pair-ups at the 2011 New Yorker Festival coming up at the end of September. Which pair would you like to see? Contests FICTION Glimmer Train Literary Journal - ...

News Source Romance Novels Dangerous? Alison Flood reports on author and psychologist Susan Quilliam’s statement about the affect romance novels have on her clients’ unrealistic view of love . Quilliam believes the women get wrapped up in the romantic fiction and struggle to distinguish between fantasy and reality.    Do you think a romance novel can really alter a reader’s perspective of love in the real world? Source Chatting with Beverly Clearly Rachel Brown interviews beloved author Beverly Clearly at age 95 . Clearly talks about writing children’s literature, balancing her family life with her writing career and her two published memoirs. If you could, which of your favorite author’s as a child would you like to interview?     Bringing Poetry and Painting Together Take a look at 11 slides of the art collaboration between poet Edward Mayes and painter Alberto Alfonso . The two men combined provocative first-line titl...

News   Children Inheriting Their Parents Books According to Kevin Hartnett, parents often choose books from their childhood to share with their children and foster a love for reading. A wonderful tradition to pass on to the youth of this world.   Name 1 or 2 of your favorite books as a child?     syracusesandpark.com Looking to Turn Your Novel Into a Movie? Josie Freedman, Co-head of the Media Rights Department (with Nick Harris) at International Creative Management (ICM) discusses what she looks for when deciding if a novel can translate into a movie .   What novels do you think would make for a great movie? last.fm PJ Harvey to Release Her Writing and Art Work Life and the chance to make a record took musician  PJ Harvey away from her desire for the visual arts, and now would like to make her way back. While on tour for her a new album out this year, a plan to showcase her poetry, short fiction and drawings is in the works. ...