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No Book Banned Swap

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No Book Banned Swap
Swap Coordinator:brandedeclipse (contact)
Swap categories: Challenges  Books  Letters & Writing 
Number of people in swap:11
Location:Other
Type:None
Last day to signup/drop:September 20, 2007
Date items must be sent by:September 26, 2007
Number of swap partners:2
Description:

This swap is for people who LIKE to read banned books. If you don't like to read banned books, or think that books should be banned, please don't bother signing up.

In honor of Banned Books Week (September 29–October 6, 2007) I was inspired to create a swap.

If you don't know what banned books week is, check here http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/bannedbooksweek/bannedbooksweek.htm

In this swap, you will send a letter or postcard to each partner. In your letter, please list a banned book that you have personally read and ENJOYED and why you like it. If you want to go for hearts, add in a small token or project inspired by your book of choice.

I hope this can encourage people to read more than the books that someone has deemed "safe" for mainstream reading.

The Nitty Gritty: Newbies welcome with filled out profile. No one with less than a 4.5 rating without messaging me first for consideration. This is INTERNATIONAL- Please be aware of shipping costs of a basic airmail/first class stamp. (US folks: That's ninety cents, not forty-one!)

This is not a political debate. This is a swap for people who like all literature (and I'm not talking about smut, what defines smut, or anything of that genre of read) and may feel as I do- that some of the greatest literary works were unfairly censored and pulled from the shelves.

I reserve the right to ban anyone at any time who can't take this as the experience in tolerance it should be. No name calling, arguments, or other hidden agendas.

Discussion

qweenoftheworld 09/ 8/2007 #

maybe i am blind-- i visited the link. where exactly on that webpage is the list of banned books?

qweenoftheworld 09/ 8/2007 #

never mind-- i figured it out. it helps to have my glasses pushed all the way up on my face. lol.

brandedeclipse 09/20/2007 #

lol. I only supplied the link to provide info on what banned books were. I knew there was a link somewhere on the books that were banned... but I hadn't visited that page in a while.

corplyn 09/20/2007 #

I make it a point to read banned books, I have ever since I was in school. I'm in.

KnittingCateling 09/21/2007 #

Great swap idea! Thanks!

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