the most banned and challenged books
15th November 2017 | for Creatives | books, artist integrity, memoir, creative freedom, American, Sherman Alexie |
"I am the author of one of the most banned and challenged books in American history [The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian] and that makes me giddy with joy."
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