Authors Against Banned Books panel on censorship

As part of the EveryLibrary Live! Banned Books Week series of virtual programs, fellow authors Shana Youngdahl, Michael Leali, and had a brief chat about censorship with Drinks in the Library's Gigi Howard.

We touched on what you can do to speak up for the freedom to read, in only seconds, from the comfort of your home/office/car/favorite coffee shop/local school board meeting.

For an author, a banned book is not a sales boost or badge of honor.

For a child, a banned book is not no big deal. It's a barrier to what could truly be a life-saving collection of words.

Batman is first superhero to get star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Batman is about to become the first superhero—but not the first fictional character—to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame [and the Guinness World Records title that goes with it]. 

The first three fictional characters to join the walk were Mickey Mouse [1978], Bugs Bunny [1985], and Snow White [1987]; Snoopy, Godzilla, Big Bird, the Muppets, and the Munchkins are among the others.

Batman, the 2,790th star, will be next to Adam West [2012] and Bob Kane [2015].

Among the other Guinness World Records titles Batman holds [via AIPT]:

• Detective Comics: the longest-running comic book (continuously published since 1937)
• most adapted comic book character in live-action movies
• most Oscar winners to play one superhero (George Clooney, Christian Bale, Ben Affleck)
• most video game adaptations of a superhero movie

I hope they save a space next to Michael Keaton for Bill Finger…

[rendering, not real...yet]