A review by raix
You Can't Say That: Writers for Young People Talk about Censorship, Free Expression, and the Stories They Have to Tell by Leonard S. Marcus

challenging funny hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

I liked that this book featured a good range of writers of both older and newer works. I was familiar with some of them and not with others. The interview style makes it a lot more engaging than a collection of essays might have been, and I felt like this also made it easy to read quickly. Each author gives some background of how they began writing before addressing the issue of censorship/banning of their work. I think that might be particularly interesting for young readers. It's unfortunate to read some of these stories of censorship from the 80's and 90's knowing that we are moving toward that again today. I was struck by the respect these authors have for their young audiences and I hope reading a book like this will encourage them to stand up for themselves and their right to art and information.