# banned (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover banned. Page: Feed: --- ## [Library of Congress National Book Festival!](https://thisbookisbanned.com/the-art-of-reading/library-of-congress-national-book-festival/) _2026-08-19 · this-book-is-banned · This Book is Banned_ The Library of Congress' National Book Festival takes place on August 22. Can't make it in person? Be sure to check out the online options.... Read More The post Library of Congress National Book Festival! appeared first on This Book is Banned . ## [Doping in Sport - Bi-Weekly Press round-up #256](https://honestsport.substack.com/p/doping-in-sport-bi-weekly-press-round-188) _2026-08-17 · Edmund Willison · Honest Sport_ Paula Radcliffe calls for all records set by banned athletes to be erased, a major anti-doping laboratory is suspended and a German Olympian under investigation wins another sprint medal. ## [Aphorisms and Idioms: The More That You Read… The More Places You’ll Go](https://thisbookisbanned.com/aphorisms-and-idioms/aphorisms-and-idioms-the-more-that-you-read-the-more-places-youll-go/) _2026-08-17 · this-book-is-banned · This Book is Banned_ The more that you read, the more things that you'll know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go. This aphorism may come from Dr. Seuss, but the wisdom it contains isn't just for kids. ... Read More The post Aphorisms and Idioms: The More That You Read… The More Places You’ll Go appeared first on This Book is Banned . ## [This Week’s Fun & Fancy Word: Abibliophobia!](https://thisbookisbanned.com/fun-fancy-words/this-weeks-fun-fancy-word-abibliophobia/) _2026-08-16 · this-book-is-banned · This Book is Banned_ Abibliophobia. It means the fear of running out of things to read. Do you suffer from this frightful word? ... Read More The post This Week’s Fun & Fancy Word: Abibliophobia! appeared first on This Book is Banned . ## [Doping in Sport - Bi-Weekly Press round-up #255](https://honestsport.substack.com/p/doping-in-sport-bi-weekly-press-round-3f2) _2026-08-13 · Edmund Willison · Honest Sport_ An American national champion is caught blood doping, meldonium cases continue to plague MMA and a sprinter under investigation wins a medal at the European Championships. ## [Novels are Like Layer Cake – Be Sure to Get Every Bite.](https://thisbookisbanned.com/teacher-resources/layers-give-a-book-substance/) _2026-08-12 · this-book-is-banned · This Book is Banned_ Stories are more than just characters and plot. They’re a collaboration between author, reader, and culture, sometimes contradictory and always symbolic. To understand them, you can’t just look at the surface—you need to dig through every layer.... Read More The post Novels are Like Layer Cake – Be Sure to Get Every Bite. appeared first on This Book is Banned . ## [Aphorisms and Idioms: Jack Of All Trades](https://thisbookisbanned.com/aphorisms-and-idioms/aphorisms-and-idioms-jack-of-all-trades/) _2026-08-10 · this-book-is-banned · This Book is Banned_ Jack of all trades. What does Shakespeare have to do with this phrase.? It isn't one he invented. So, what is the Shakespearean connection? ... Read More The post Aphorisms and Idioms: Jack Of All Trades appeared first on This Book is Banned . ## [Doping in Sport - Bi-Weekly Press round-up #254](https://honestsport.substack.com/p/doping-in-sport-bi-weekly-press-round-e96) _2026-08-10 · Edmund Willison · Honest Sport_ A Commonwealth Games medallist tests positive for EPO, an Olympic sprinter is charged and a pharmacist is linked to an Australian sports scientist banned for life. ## [This Week’s Fun & Fancy Word: Contronym!](https://thisbookisbanned.com/fun-fancy-words/this-weeks-fun-fancy-word-contronyms/) _2026-08-09 · this-book-is-banned · This Book is Banned_ Contronyms can either be fun or frustrating. They're words that have contradictory meanings depending on the context. Check out a few here.... Read More The post This Week’s Fun & Fancy Word: Contronym! appeared first on This Book is Banned . ## [Doping in Sport - Bi-Weekly Press round-up #253](https://honestsport.substack.com/p/doping-in-sport-bi-weekly-press-round-cef) _2026-08-06 · Edmund Willison · Honest Sport_ A former minister reignites a scandal involving the 1998 French World Cup team, another teenage South African rugby player tests positive and a cyclist is banned in an ABP case. ## [Never miss a game (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/3vQ5BnMLEru1) _2026-08-06 · **Sponsored**_ Follow any team; get an hour and one-minute web and email reminders. ## [We May Read For Entertainment, But Literature Isn’t Written Just To Entertain Us](https://thisbookisbanned.com/teacher-resources/the-purpose-of-literature/) _2026-08-05 · this-book-is-banned · This Book is Banned_ Books aren’t just meant to entertain us. They help us see from new perspectives. So take a second to think. Then read on here. ... Read More The post We May Read For Entertainment, But Literature Isn’t Written Just To Entertain Us appeared first on This Book is Banned . ## [Aphorisms And Idioms: Anyone Who Stops Learning Is Old](https://thisbookisbanned.com/aphorisms-and-idioms/aphorisms-and-idioms-anyone-who-stops-learning-is-old/) _2026-08-03 · this-book-is-banned · This Book is Banned_ There’s a saying that “you only become old when you stop learning.” While often intended metaphorically, there are real biological benefits to maintaining a lifestyle of curiosity. So learn more and keep your brain young. ... Read More The post Aphorisms And Idioms: Anyone Who Stops Learning Is Old appeared first on This Book is Banned . ## [Doping in Sport - Bi-Weekly Press round-up #252](https://honestsport.substack.com/p/doping-in-sport-bi-weekly-press-round-dc1) _2026-08-03 · Edmund Willison · Honest Sport_ The Chelsea footballer Mykhailo Mudryk's doping ban is reduced, another French Olympian is banned and Chris Froome recollects a police raid at the Tour de France. ## [This Week’s Fun & Fancy Word: Autodidact!](https://thisbookisbanned.com/fun-fancy-words/this-weeks-fun-fancy-word-autodidact/) _2026-08-02 · this-book-is-banned · This Book is Banned_ Autodidact. If your curiosity brought you to this post, then you’re already well on your way to becoming one! Can you guess what it means? ... Read More The post This Week’s Fun & Fancy Word: Autodidact! appeared first on This Book is Banned . ## [Doping in Sport - Bi-Weekly Press round-up #251](https://honestsport.substack.com/p/doping-in-sport-bi-weekly-press-round-617) _2026-07-30 · Edmund Willison · Honest Sport_ The doping scandal involving an Italian junior team intensifies, an athletics federation selects an athlete still under investigation and a professional golfer is banned. ## [Fight Book Bans: Tools For Fighting Book Bans and Resisting Censorship](https://thisbookisbanned.com/on-censorship/fight-book-bans-tools-to-resist-censorship/) _2026-07-29 · this-book-is-banned · This Book is Banned_ There have been more than 10,000 book challenges since 2021. Here are some tools for fighting book bans, and a few ways to resist censorship.... Read More The post Fight Book Bans: Tools For Fighting Book Bans and Resisting Censorship appeared first on This Book is Banned . ## [REPORT: The undetectable doping powder, a new test developed](https://honestsport.substack.com/p/report-the-undetectable-doping-powder) _2026-07-28 · Edmund Willison · Honest Sport_ Elite cyclists were found in possession of AICAR yet there have been zero positives for the unapproved drug. Honest Sport reports that may be about to change. ## [Doping in Sport - Bi-Weekly Press round-up #250](https://honestsport.substack.com/p/doping-in-sport-bi-weekly-press-round-4cc) _2026-07-27 · Edmund Willison · Honest Sport_ A British Paralympic medal winner is banned, UAE Team Emirates' general manager says he was a 'victim' of cycling's doping era and a sprinter under investigation wins two national titles. ## [Doping in Sport - Bi-Weekly Press round-up #249](https://honestsport.substack.com/p/doping-in-sport-bi-weekly-press-round-1ac) _2026-07-23 · Edmund Willison · Honest Sport_ A Spanish Olympian successfully appeals his suspension, the IOC uses a banned sprinter in promotional content and nighttime testing at the Tour de France continues to dominate the news. ## [8.1% APY Plus Free Stock (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/qu15V5lNaRXj) _2026-07-23 · **Sponsored**_ Claim 8.1% APY and up to $1,030 in SK hynix and Nvidia stock. ## [Cycling's vigilance against its doping past](https://honestsport.substack.com/p/cyclings-vigilance-against-its-doping) _2026-07-22 · Edmund Willison · Honest Sport_ Key figures at Tour de France teams have said cycling's doping problem is largely confined to the past, but history shows that previous, similar assertions have become questionable over time.