Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi: The history of book burning

Book burning, biblioclasm or libricide is the practice of destroying--usually with big hoopla--books or other written material and media. In modern times, phonograph records, video tapes and CDs have also been ceremoniously burned, torched or shredded. The practice, usually carried out in public, is generally motivated by moral, religious, or political objections to the material.... Continue Reading →

Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi: The history of book burning

Book burning, biblioclasm or libricide is the practice of destroying--usually with big hoopla--books or other written material and media. In modern times, phonograph records, video tapes and CDs have also been ceremoniously burned, torched or shredded. The practice, usually carried out in public, is generally motivated by moral, religious, or political objections to the material.... Continue Reading →

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