2009 Sep 18
For Immediate Release
Banned: When Real Life Fiction Meets the Censor CGCC Hosts Award-Winning Author Chris Crutcher
Award-winning author, educator, and family therapist Chris Crutcher will address students and community members in celebration of Banned Books Week at Chandler-Gilbert Community College on Monday September 28, from 9:50 to 11 a.m. in the CGCC Performing Arts Center on the college's Pecos campus.
Countless stories drawn from his work as a mental health expert and child protection advocate have made Crutcher's 10 novels realistic, compelling, and unflinchingly truthful. But what happens when this gritty real-life fiction flags the conservative censors? How does this candid author respond? And why does winning the battle really matter? Crutcher will map out his history with and response to being challenged and banned for more than two decades.
This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Dr. Kim Chuppa-Cornell at (480) 732-7022.