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Banned Books: The acclaimed author speaks about what motivates his censors, self-censorship, and the value of stories.

Banned Books Week: The celebrated and banned children’s book author speaks with us about the fears of censors, the deaths of children, and what we need to risk for literature.

Banned Books Week: The author of The Color Purple (and one of America’s most censured writers) tells Megan Labrise about finding wisdom in the songs of ancestors, why her acclaimed novel won’t be translated into Hebrew, and approaching writing in a priestly state of mind.

Next Week, the Guernica Daily will feature interviews and essays in support of free thinking, reading, and writing.