These days, banning books is counterproductive

I don’t even understand why they still do it. Unlike before, to ban a book these days would bring it directly to the limelight and invite thousands upon thousands of readers to take a peek and see what all the fuss is about. Besides, we have access enough to all controversial issues and taboo subjects with just a few clicks, so the question stands, why?

I’m going to start intentionally reading banned books. I’m sure I’ve already read quite a few without even knowing it, but this time I will actually come up with a list. Anyone want to join me?

The most comforting line I saw in a bookshop

A couple of months ago, I happened to drop by a Foyle’s bookshop in London. I walked through the door, and this is the first thing I see:

Foyle’s Bookstore, 107 Charing Cross Rd, Soho, London WC2H 0DT

Only an introverted bookworm who doesn’t have any other bookworm friends  (see post here) can know exactly how comforting that line is. I loved it so much that it inspired the tagline for this blog. If you felt something when you first landed on this page then that was it, more or less.