BPC Bulletin: Leonard Marcus's "You Can't Say That!"
News Reports and Commentary Selected by Franklin Carter of the Book and Periodical Council’s Freedom of Expression Committee.
A new book is on sale: Leonard S. Marcus’s You Can’t Say That! Writers for Young People Talk About Censorship, Free Expression, and the Stories They Have to Tell.
Written for people in Grade 7 and up, the book includes interviews with the authors of young-adult books who talk about their work and challenges to their work.
REVIEWS
Gretchen Corsillo writes for the American Library Association:
Book Review: You Can’t Say That! - Intellectual Freedom Blog (ala.org)
In School Library Journal, Karen Bilton writes:
Publishers Weekly reviews the book:
https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-7636-9036-6
Kirkus reviews the book:
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/leonard-s-marcus/you-cant-say-that/
At Reading with a Pencil, Leslie Vermeer writes:
https://readingwithapencil.com/reviews/2021-06-07-review-you-cant-say-that/
Thanks go to Merle Harris who forwarded the news.
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