the autoimmune hippie.

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2024 book reports

  • another year in the books.

    Before we lost our Gob and Henry in October – and things naturally and unavoidably went awry for some time – much of my blogging last year was devoted to book reports and my banned book project. I ended up far exceeding my reading goal in 2024 between print books, ebooks, and audiobooks – and… Read more

  • blogtober post 8 – banned books friday #28. getting caught up.

    With so much going on recently, our banned books project has gotten off schedule – but we are getting caught up today with Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle – and y’all, this was a -10/10, do not recommend, rough go situation. Getting right to the point, I found the novel itself to be a terrible read, miserable… Read more

  • banned books friday #27 – considering salman rushdie.

    This week’s Banned Book Friday is a little different – in a good way I think. See, I was nearing Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses on our list – and knowing well that his life had been in danger for most of mine for having written it – I also placed a hold on his… Read more

  • banned books week – let freedom read day.

    Today, Saturday, September 28th, is the last day of Banned Books Week – and it is Let Freedom Read Day, a day focused on actionable steps to fight book bans in all public spaces. If you would like to participate, I would encourage you to look over the steps listed here on the Banned Books… Read more

  • banned books week – 10 beloved children’s books that have been challenged or banned.

    While we take issue with all book bans and challenges here on the blog, as I’ve been working on our banned books posts, I’ve seen several written for children and young adults that I would consider classics, ones I cannot imagine not having read, that have been targeted by the book police. Some, like Harry… Read more

  • banned books week – books currently being challenged most often.

    Happy Wednesday of Banned Books Week, y’all. Today we are considering the books that are most often being challenged in schools and libraries now. The American Library Association tracks challenges to books and is working hard to share which books are being challenged each year and why. For our purposes today, we are looking at… Read more

  • banned books week – considering some frequently challenged classic books.

    Happy Tuesday of Banned Books Week, y’all. Today we are looking at some of the most frequently banned classic books. (Tomorrow we’ll talk about the challenges and bans to modern books in the past few years.) First, as a devoted Potterhead, I have to say that I have been both amused and a little taken… Read more

  • happy banned books week, y’all.

    This week, September 22nd – 28th, is Banned Books Week, ending with Let Freedom Read Day on Saturday. Banned Books Week site. Banned Books Week, of course, is an important event here at the Autoimmune Hippie and I’ll be making daily posts in observance. Today, I’m actually going to recommend a fun little fiction book… Read more

  • banned books friday #26 – getting caught back up – and muddling through billy burroughs.

    Here we are, finally getting caught up on our banned books project – and I have a doozy this week. I had not read any of William Burroughs work before this one – but I went through the obligatory Jack Kerouac reading period in high school and I suppose I expected that this fellow Beat… Read more

  • read an ebook day.

    I just noticed that yesterday was “read an ebook day” and I wanted to be sure to mention it here – where all things book related is definitely my wheelhouse. ♥️ Though I am mostly an old school print book person, I also use Kindle and Nook as well – and the library Libby app… Read more