This is a bonus episode of Girls Gotta Read Podcast. We are covering the 2023 Novel Neighbor Challenge on banned books! This episode is spoiler free!
Hosted by: Ellery & Emily
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To find out more about the Novel Neighbor challenge, visit: https://thenovelneighbor.com/events/2023-reading-challenge
Sources:
Toni Morrison & The Bluest Eye Sources:
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/06/books/toni-morrison-dead.html
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/banned-bluest-eye/#:~:text=Reasons%20cited%20have%20included%2C%20%E2%80%9Csexually,it%20a%20%E2%80%9Cbad%20book.%E2%80%9D
https://www.inquirer.com/news/book-ban-washington-township-toni-morrison-bluest-eye-20230211.html
Pen Organization:
https://pen.org/issue/book-bans/
https://pen.org/oppose-book-bans-with-amanda-gorman/
Gender Queer Sources:
https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/the-50-most-banned-books-in-america/
https://www.hrc.org/resources/understanding-neopronouns
https://www.hrc.org/resources/glossary-of-terms
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-life-and-style/author-gender-queer-one-banned-books-us-addresses-controversy-rcna8991
https://uniteagainstbookbans.org/
