1. And Tango Makes Three, by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson. Issues: homosexuality, religious viewpoint.
2. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie. Issues: language, racism, sex and violence.
3. Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley. Issues: insensitivity, language, racism and sex.
4. Crank, by Ellen Hopkins. Issues: Language, drugs and sex (but not rock and roll).
5. The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins. Issues: sex and violence.
6. Lush, by Natasha Friend. Issues: drugs, language and sex.
7. What My Mother Doesn't Know, by Sonya Sones. Issues: sex and sexism.
8. Nickel and Dimed, by Barbara Ehrenreich. Issues: drugs, accuracy, language, politics, religious viewpoint.
9. Revolutionary Voices, edited by Amy Sonnie. Issues: sex and homosexuality.
10. Twilight, by Stephenie Meyer. Issues: religious viewpoint and violence.
The good news is that To Kill A Mockingbird and Catcher in the Rye dropped off the list this year. The not so good news is the classic Brave New World made it. I don't know most of the books on this list, though my high school daughter read Twilight. I didn't realize it was objectionable. I thought it was just boring. Kudos to Ms. Ehrenreich for managing to hit just about every hot-button issue other than sex.
I have not read the leader, And Tango Makes Three, but my understanding is that it is about penguins, a true story to boot. Sounds harmless enough until you discover it is about two male penguins raising a young flipper. You can see the problems here. Apparently, one of the males later moved on to a female. Hopefully being bi isn't quite so offensive to those who would ban this book.
Commenting on the list, American Library Association President Roberta Stevens said, "Danger does not arise from viewpoints other than our own; the danger lies in allowing others to decide for us and our communities which reading materials are appropriate." Amen.
Veteran commentator Andy Rooney had a few choice words on the subject of printed vs. electronic books on the venerable CBS newsmagazine 60 Minutes recently. Rooney already expressed his appreciation for the printed word in a commentary on his visit to the New York Antiquarian Book Fair a few years back, so his reaction was as expected and welcome. Rooney likes printed books. "If you were to make a list of all the good things in the world," Rooney said, "books would be right up near the top. Someone did a great thing when they invented books." He goes on to say, "I'm not interested in having my books on an electronic device. I want them in books. I want my words in books." If Andy Rooney represents the wave of the future, those who prefer the traditional, printed book have little to fear.
Koller, Mar. 25: KAFKA, FRANZ, SCHRIFTSTELLER. Eigenh. Brief mit Unterschrift. Prag, 20. Oktober [19]15. CHF 30,000-40,000.
Koller, Mar. 25: EINSTEIN, ALBERT. Zwei eigenhändige Briefe an Ernst Gabor Straus, unterschrieben "A.E" bzw. "A. Einstein". [Princeton], [19]45. und [1950]. CHF 30,000-40,000.
Koller, Mar. 25: HORTENSE DE BEAUHARNAIS, MUTTER VON NAPOLEON III. Album aus ihrem Besitz mit 69 Aquarellen und Pinselzeichnungen in Sepia oder Grau… CHF 14,000-18,000.
Koller, Mar. 25: ZOOLOGIE - ORNITHOLOGIE - Seligmann, Johann Michael. Verzameling van uitlandsche en zeldzaame Vogelen. Teile 1-8 (von 9) in 2 Bänden. Mit 421 prächtig altkolorierten Kupfertafeln. CHF 14,000-20,000
Koller, Mar. 25: BOTANIK - Berlèse, Lorenzo und Johann Jakob Jung. Iconographie du genre camellia... 3 Bände. Mit 300 Farbstichtafeln "a la poupée.” Paris, [1839-]1841-1843. CHF 12,000-18,000.
Forum Auctions Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026 25 March 2026
Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.
Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.
Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.
Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.
Forum Auctions Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026 25 March 2026
Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.
Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.
Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.
Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.
Forum Auctions Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026 25 March 2026
Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.
Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.
Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.
Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.
Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000.
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