Typing a Classic: Banned Books Week in Indianapolis
THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR
By Will Higgins
INDIANA---All this week, Banned Books Week, a man will camp out in the Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library, in the large picture window that fronts the sidewalk, and type. He is the performance artist Tim Youd, who specializes in typing works of literature. Entire books. Word for word. On a typewriter. Youd lives in Los Angeles. He is 47. He has typed books by some of the 20th century's greatest writers — This week Youd will type Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451,"which is about censorship and book burning, a fitting way to mark Banned Books Week. [link]
Banned Books Week
Highlights of the activities.
By Will Higgins
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| Tim Youd, performance artist, types an entire work of literature on one sheet of paper.(Photo: UM Communications) |
Banned Books Week
Highlights of the activities.
- Tuesday: Rainbow Rowell, author of young adult fiction ("Eleanor & Park," "Landline," "Fangirl"), 6 p.m., Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library, 340 N. Senate Ave.
- Wednesday: Malinda Lo, author of young adult novels ("Ash," "Huntress," "Adaptation"), will discuss diversity and censorship in young adult fiction, 5-8 p.m., Vonnegut library.
- Friday: Closing reception, Jon Eller, director of the Ray Bradbury Center at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, will speak, plus the band Kilgore Trout will perform; Vonnegut library.
- More: Rainbow Rowell and Malinda Lo also will make appearances at the Indianapolis Marion County Public Library. Rowell will be at Central Library at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday to discuss her work and to sign books. On Wednesday, Lo will be at the Glendale Library from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
