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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  • Rekindling: The Giver, by Lois Lowry (1993) feat. Micah Clemence

    Rekindling: The Giver, by Lois Lowry (1993) feat. Micah Clemence
    Dec 25 2024

    Republishing one of our favorite episodes for Christmas! We hope you are having a happy holidays and are building memories with your families.

    References:

    * “Reading Lois Lowry’s ‘The Giver’ as an Adult” in The Atlantic

    * 13th documentary

    * Animusic on YouTube

    * Prince Duck on Spotify

    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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    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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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • 38. Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson (1999)

    38. Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson (1999)
    Dec 11 2024

    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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    33 mins
  • 37. Bridge to Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson (1977)

    37. Bridge to Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson (1977)
    Nov 27 2024

    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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    37 mins

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