Q+A: Tłı̨chǫ Author 'Honoured' to Have Been on Alta. List of Banned Books

Q+A: Tłı̨chǫ author 'honoured' to have been on Alta. list of banned books

The Alberta government has hit pause now, but last month ordered school libraries to ban books with sexually explicit content by Oct. 1. That prompted the Edmonton school board to ban more than 200 books, including Forever by Judy Blume, The Color Purple by Alice Walker, and The Lesser Blessed by Tłı̨chǫ author Richard Van Camp.

Alberta Dene author and Canadian publisher decry Alberta book banning

Canadian publishers Douglas & McIntyre and prize-winning Dene author Richard Van Camp (a member of the Dogrib Tłįchǫ Dene Nation) are disappointed and angered over the news his bestselling novel The Lesser Blessed  is to be removed from school libraries in his home city of Edmonton.