Blog: The Great Debate

In Adam Rapp’s THE METAL CHILDREN, Tobin Falmouth, the author of a controversial young adult novel makes a journey to a small midwestern town to defend his book.  The list from about.com of recently banned books and their reason for being banned may surprise you.

By Melissa Kelly, About.com Guide

Here is a listing of ten books that are controversial in many parents’ eyes and often become banned books in American schools. Note … Read More >

I got a call yesterday from a journalist with the WINDY CITY TIMES asking for my response to the flap (they call it “controversy”) over the Wilmette Park District’s decision to cancel an upcoming community theater production of Ragtime because of the musical’s use of the word “nigger” (a word which my friends in the press will only print as “the n-word”).

As I understand it, the Park District – the real producers of the show – didn’t realize … Read More >