Content Warning: Discussion of censorship, sexual material in books, sex workers, racism, Nazi "romances," dog whistles, "cancel culture," and subversive librariansBanned Books Week in America is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. It spotlights current and historical attempts to censor books in libraries and schools. It brings together the entire book community- librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers of all types - in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular.For more information visit ala.org!Don't forget to go listen to our Elinor Glyn for more background for this discussion!Questions/Comments/Concerns? Email us at Ragingromantics@nopl.org!Books we mention:Three Weeks by Elinor GlynFanny Hill by John ClelandLady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. LawrenceNichole Rose book, name got changedA Lady For a Duke by Alexis HallGender Queer by Maia KobabeFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesFlocked by Kate Stewart (We don't necessarily recommend this author because of things she had done or said; but use your own judgement!)Willow Winters (same thing)Banned and Challenged book linksTop 100 Most Banned and Challenged Books: 2010-2019Banned Books Week"Book Banning" (Webb, 2009)Resources for this episode:"When the Supreme Court Had to Read an 18th-Century Erotic Novel" (Little, 2019)"Banned Romance: What's So Bad About Happily Ever After?" (Rodale, 2013)"Is Censorship Ever OK, Even When It Involves Nazi Romance Heroes?" (Adams, 2015)Kingsley-International Pictures (Wikipedia.com)Kindle Direct Publishing Content Guidelines"5 Secrets I Know About Women (From Writing Their Weird Porn)" (Evans & Hayward, 2015)"Anne Rice Calls Cultural Criticism, "Censorship"" (Colyard, 2015)