Every September libraries across the country create elaborate book displays showcasing books that have been challenged or banned. Banned Books Week started in 1982 and has been practiced every year since in order to highlight the value of free and open access to information. Challenged books include children's picture books, young adult novels, and even general adult fiction. But what are the criteria for challenging books? And do books really still get challenged/banned in 2

It was a very wet and rainy Saturday, so my boo (his name is Abel) and I spent much of our Saturday inside. It was a great change of pace from what we usually do on weekends, which usually end up being as full as our weekdays. We were thrilled to not have anywhere we needed to be or to be cooking food for anyone. While we greatly enjoy hosting friends and family, sometimes we absolutely need a break - some time to recharge and enjoy one another's company. So we ventured out a

The Pisces is a book about a woman who is trying to figure out what the hell we're supposed to be doing in this life. She is trying to figure out what love really is and whether we can ever be truly happy with what we have - or are we doomed to always want more? And, most importantly, are the people who say they're happy with what they have just straight up liars? She doesn't believe most of what people say, and constantly makes up her version of their truth in her mind. Lucy