Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book Club

By: Nicolle Okoren & Eden Wen
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  • Summary

  • Enter the controversial pages of banned and challenged books, of censorship and culture wars. Join Nicolle Okoren and Eden Wen twice a month as they read, discuss and understand the books and authors that communities across the United States have historically tried—and are still currently trying—to keep out of the hands of children and teenagers.

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  • 36. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou (1969)

    36. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou (1969)
    Nov 13 2024

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    36 mins
  • Interview with EveryLibrary & PEN America's Freedom to Read

    Interview with EveryLibrary & PEN America's Freedom to Read
    Oct 30 2024

    Show up and speak up! Join us with EveryLibrary’s Peter Bromberg and PEN America’s Tasslyn Magnusson who are seeing how book bans are affecting authors, libraries, and kids.

    References

    * Fight for the First

    * Authors Against Book Bans

    * Let Utah Read

    Recommended books

    Activism

    * They Came for Our Schools, By Mike Hixenbaugh

    * That Librarian, by Amanda Jones

    * The Three Languages of Politics, by Arnold Kling

    Banned books

    * Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson

    * Gender Queer, by Maia Kobabe

    * Blood Water Paint, by Joy McCullough

    * Anything book by Lesléa Newman

    Listen and subscribe to Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book Club. If you like what you hear, please consider giving us a rating and review on Apple Podcast. This helps others find us, which will promote our mission to make banned books more accessible to all readers.

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • 35. Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi (2003)

    35. Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi (2003)
    Oct 16 2024

    References

    Listen and subscribe to Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book Club. If you like what you hear, please consider giving us a rating and review on Apple Podcast. This helps others find us, which will promote our mission to make banned books more accessible to all readers.

    Follow us on Instagram to see what we’re reading next. Read along with us!



    This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit burnthisbook.substack.com
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    39 mins

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