{"id":12943,"date":"2024-09-20T11:03:31","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T17:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.library.depaul.press\/full-text\/?p=12943"},"modified":"2024-09-20T11:03:31","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T17:03:31","slug":"city-lit-theater-presents-books-on-the-chopping-block-on-thursday-9-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.library.depaul.press\/full-text\/2024\/09\/20\/city-lit-theater-presents-books-on-the-chopping-block-on-thursday-9-26\/","title":{"rendered":"City Lit Theater Presents Books on the Chopping Block on Thursday, 9\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"

Celebrate Banned Books Week with the DePaul University Library!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>We’re excited to welcome City Lit Theater<\/a> back to campus for a performance of Books on the Chopping Block, dramatic readings from the most frequently banned and challenged books<\/a> of the last year. Q&A with the presenters will follow the performance.<\/p>\n

Co-sponsored by the DePaul University Library and The Writing Center<\/a>, this event will be held on Thursday, September 26 from 2-4 PM in the Richardson Library Room 400<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Banned Books Week is an annual event dedicated to raising awareness about book bans and challenges and celebrating our freedom to read. Also look for us on the 1st floor of the Richardson Library on Monday, September 23 from 11AM-3PM<\/strong>, where we’ll be making buttons and sharing more information about Banned Books Week!<\/p>\n

Top 10 Most Frequently Banned & Challenged Books of 2023:<\/p>\n

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  1. Gender Queer: A Memoir<\/em><\/a> by Maia Kobabe<\/li>\n
  2. All Boys Aren’t Blue<\/em><\/a> by George M. Johnson<\/li>\n
  3. This Book Is Gay<\/em><\/a> by Juno Dawson<\/li>\n
  4. The Perks of Being a Wallflower <\/em><\/a>by Stephen Chbosky<\/li>\n
  5. Flamer <\/em><\/a>by Mike Curato<\/li>\n
  6. The Bluest Eye <\/em><\/a>by Toni Morrison<\/li>\n
  7. (tie) Me and Earl and the Dying Girl <\/em><\/a>by Jesse Andrews<\/li>\n
  8. (tie) Tricks <\/em><\/a>by Ellen Hopkins<\/li>\n
  9. Let’s Talk About It: The Teen’s Guide to Sex, Relationships, and Being a Human<\/em><\/a> by Erika Moen and Matthew Nolan<\/li>\n
  10. Sold <\/em><\/a>by Patricia McCormick<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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