Ever since books have been printed and distributed, there have been groups of people eager to set fire to them, ban them, and generally make sure certain titles (and the exciting ideas contained therein!) never see the light of day. Book burnings were a regular event in university towns across Nazi Germany in the 1930s, where student unions set ablaze any titles they deemed “Un-German” or subversive. Over the decades, there have been plenty of attempts to censor and ban here in the United States, as well. Banned Books Week kicks off Sept. 27 and celebrates the freedom to read,...