ABC reports that two of the books Palin’s church allies in Wasilla may have singled out for censorship are Go Ask Alice, by Anonymous, and Pastor, I Am Gay, by a Wasilla area pastor named Howard Bess who describes himself as conservative. Go Ask Alice is well-known, a classic of campy anti-drug literature for teens believed to have been authored by a Mormon youth counselor named Beatrice Sparks. Plenty of sex and drugs, but not exactly liberal; and Sparks’ next book, Jay’s Journal, is the story of a boy who commits suicide after getting involved with the occult, a warning that may have been better received by members of Wasilla Assembly of God. Pastor, I Am Gay is another matter — ABC interviews author Bess, but apparently nobody looked at the book. Librarians Against Palin reports that Bess says he donated two copies to the Wasilla library; they were stolen; and he donated more. What’s the story of this book? (Here’s a short review on a Christian website.) Why didn’t ABC have someone read the books in question? At the very least, there’s a new question of censoriousness that arises. It’s bad enough to censor any book; even worse when the author is your neighbor.