Frank Strong
@frankstrong.bsky.social
Teacher. Publisher of the Book-Loving Texan’s Guides to School Board Elections. Co-founder of Texas Freedom to Read Project.
So, so honored to receive a National Intellectual Freedom Award from @ncte.org for fighting censorship. This is truly a highlight of my career.
November 23, 2025 at 2:18 AM
So, so honored to receive a National Intellectual Freedom Award from @ncte.org for fighting censorship. This is truly a highlight of my career.
Thankful for the parents at my school. They are the best.
November 20, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Thankful for the parents at my school. They are the best.
Finally: 20. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Edward Albee (1962)
Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor are pretty steamy.
Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor are pretty steamy.
November 18, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Finally: 20. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Edward Albee (1962)
Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor are pretty steamy.
Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor are pretty steamy.
19. The Time Traveler’s Wife, Audrey Niffenegger (2003)
Lol, what?
Lol, what?
November 18, 2025 at 4:15 AM
19. The Time Traveler’s Wife, Audrey Niffenegger (2003)
Lol, what?
Lol, what?
18. The Complete Poems, Walt Whitman (1855 – 1892)
No barbaric yawps for NBISD students.
No barbaric yawps for NBISD students.
November 18, 2025 at 4:13 AM
18. The Complete Poems, Walt Whitman (1855 – 1892)
No barbaric yawps for NBISD students.
No barbaric yawps for NBISD students.
17. The Big Sleep, Raymond Chandler (1939)
November 18, 2025 at 4:12 AM
17. The Big Sleep, Raymond Chandler (1939)
16. Sophie’s Choice, William Styron (1979)
You maniacs find this book arousing?
You maniacs find this book arousing?
November 18, 2025 at 4:11 AM
16. Sophie’s Choice, William Styron (1979)
You maniacs find this book arousing?
You maniacs find this book arousing?
15. Snow Falling on the Cedars, David Guterson (1994)
November 18, 2025 at 4:09 AM
15. Snow Falling on the Cedars, David Guterson (1994)
14. Ragtime, E.L. Doctorow (1975)
November 18, 2025 at 4:07 AM
14. Ragtime, E.L. Doctorow (1975)
13. Open: An Autobiography, Andre Agassi (2009)
40-Love? Not in NBISD, you perv!
40-Love? Not in NBISD, you perv!
November 18, 2025 at 4:02 AM
13. Open: An Autobiography, Andre Agassi (2009)
40-Love? Not in NBISD, you perv!
40-Love? Not in NBISD, you perv!
12. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Ken Kesey (1962)
The Shining has also been pulled. I think these people just have something against Jack Nicholson.
The Shining has also been pulled. I think these people just have something against Jack Nicholson.
November 18, 2025 at 4:01 AM
12. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Ken Kesey (1962)
The Shining has also been pulled. I think these people just have something against Jack Nicholson.
The Shining has also been pulled. I think these people just have something against Jack Nicholson.
11. On the Road, Jack Kerouac (1957)
The book that made me a writer. I'll admit it.
The book that made me a writer. I'll admit it.
November 18, 2025 at 3:59 AM
11. On the Road, Jack Kerouac (1957)
The book that made me a writer. I'll admit it.
The book that made me a writer. I'll admit it.
10. Native Son, Richard Wright (1942)
Read this in class in my conservative Catholic Texas high school. In 1996.
Read this in class in my conservative Catholic Texas high school. In 1996.
November 18, 2025 at 3:58 AM
10. Native Son, Richard Wright (1942)
Read this in class in my conservative Catholic Texas high school. In 1996.
Read this in class in my conservative Catholic Texas high school. In 1996.
9. Moll Flanders, Daniel Defoe (1722)
Umm ... What???
Umm ... What???
November 18, 2025 at 3:56 AM
9. Moll Flanders, Daniel Defoe (1722)
Umm ... What???
Umm ... What???
8. Madame Bovary, Gustave Flaubert (1856)
(Fair enough.)
(Fair enough.)
November 18, 2025 at 3:55 AM
8. Madame Bovary, Gustave Flaubert (1856)
(Fair enough.)
(Fair enough.)
7. Lysistrata, Aristophanes (411 BC)
In fairness, this play is actually filthy. But you’ve got to love the absurdity of banning a 2000-year-old text.
In fairness, this play is actually filthy. But you’ve got to love the absurdity of banning a 2000-year-old text.
November 18, 2025 at 3:54 AM
7. Lysistrata, Aristophanes (411 BC)
In fairness, this play is actually filthy. But you’ve got to love the absurdity of banning a 2000-year-old text.
In fairness, this play is actually filthy. But you’ve got to love the absurdity of banning a 2000-year-old text.
6. Love Poems, Anne Sexton (1960 – 1974)
Anne WHAT-ton? I rest my case.
Anne WHAT-ton? I rest my case.
November 18, 2025 at 3:52 AM
6. Love Poems, Anne Sexton (1960 – 1974)
Anne WHAT-ton? I rest my case.
Anne WHAT-ton? I rest my case.
5. Interview with the Vampire, Anne Rice (1976)
Damn. This book was the talk of the school when I was a high school sophomore. In 1994.
Damn. This book was the talk of the school when I was a high school sophomore. In 1994.
November 18, 2025 at 3:51 AM
5. Interview with the Vampire, Anne Rice (1976)
Damn. This book was the talk of the school when I was a high school sophomore. In 1994.
Damn. This book was the talk of the school when I was a high school sophomore. In 1994.
4. Greenlights, Matthew McConaughey (2020)
New Braunfels is 30 minutes south of Austin, but UT's minister of culture is not alright, alright, alright in NBISD.
New Braunfels is 30 minutes south of Austin, but UT's minister of culture is not alright, alright, alright in NBISD.
November 18, 2025 at 3:49 AM
4. Greenlights, Matthew McConaughey (2020)
New Braunfels is 30 minutes south of Austin, but UT's minister of culture is not alright, alright, alright in NBISD.
New Braunfels is 30 minutes south of Austin, but UT's minister of culture is not alright, alright, alright in NBISD.
3. Carrie, Stephen King (1974)
I think the depiction of Carrie’s mom hit a little too close to home for some Moms for Liberty.
I think the depiction of Carrie’s mom hit a little too close to home for some Moms for Liberty.
November 18, 2025 at 3:47 AM
3. Carrie, Stephen King (1974)
I think the depiction of Carrie’s mom hit a little too close to home for some Moms for Liberty.
I think the depiction of Carrie’s mom hit a little too close to home for some Moms for Liberty.
2. 2. Brave New World, Aldous Huxley (1932)
One of the most influential novels of all time, this book has appeared on the AP literature exam 9 times since 1971.
One of the most influential novels of all time, this book has appeared on the AP literature exam 9 times since 1971.
November 18, 2025 at 3:46 AM
2. 2. Brave New World, Aldous Huxley (1932)
One of the most influential novels of all time, this book has appeared on the AP literature exam 9 times since 1971.
One of the most influential novels of all time, this book has appeared on the AP literature exam 9 times since 1971.
Long thread alert! The 20 craziest books currently unavailable to students in New Braunfels ISD in Central Texas due to the efforts of Texas book banners.
(Not in order, just going through the list)
1. A Streetcar Named Desire, Tennessee Williams (1947)
(Not in order, just going through the list)
1. A Streetcar Named Desire, Tennessee Williams (1947)
November 18, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Long thread alert! The 20 craziest books currently unavailable to students in New Braunfels ISD in Central Texas due to the efforts of Texas book banners.
(Not in order, just going through the list)
1. A Streetcar Named Desire, Tennessee Williams (1947)
(Not in order, just going through the list)
1. A Streetcar Named Desire, Tennessee Williams (1947)
Book banners are such weirdos.
November 12, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Book banners are such weirdos.
Texas Book Festival was soul-satisfying. So great talking to so many people who care about literature and value the free expression of ideas. @txfreedomread.sky.social
November 10, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Texas Book Festival was soul-satisfying. So great talking to so many people who care about literature and value the free expression of ideas. @txfreedomread.sky.social