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Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubLiteracy Series: LiteralismListen 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.com2025-08-0615 min
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubLiteracy Series: Dialogic QuestioningListen 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.com2025-07-2317 min
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubLiteracy Series: FoilListen 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.com2025-07-0920 min
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubInterview with Sabrina Baeta, PEN AmericaListen 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.com2025-06-2542 min
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubLiteracy Series: AllegoryListen 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.com2025-06-1127 min
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubLiteracy Series: Satire feat. Kerry SoperListen 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.com2025-05-2858 min
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubSeason 4 Summer Reading List and some news!Books* Nineteen Minutes, by Jodi Picoult* The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini * Cinderella is Dead, by Kalynn Bayron * A Court of Thorns and Roses, by Sarah J. Maas * Forever…, by Judy Blume * Slaughterhouse Five, by Kurt Vonnegut * Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic, by Alison Bechdel * Go Ask Alice, by Beatrice Sparks * The Diary of Anne Frank * A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess * The Awakening, by Kate Chopin * Uncle Bobby’s Wedding, Sarah S. Brannen ...2025-05-1406 min
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubSong of Solomon, by Toni Morrison (1977)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.com2025-04-3044 min
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubThe House of the Spirits, by Isabel Allende (1982)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.com2025-04-1632 min
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubFor Whom the Bell Tolls, by Ernest Hemingway (1940)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.com2025-04-0228 min
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubBone, by Jeff Smith (1991) feat. Greg SoperListen 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.com2025-03-1956 min
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubRekindling: Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury (1953) feat. Natalie ChristensenReferences * Beyoncé’s “Formation” music video* Dr. Sarah Coyne, “Media Rules and Problematic Media Use”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...2025-03-0545 min
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubThe Agony of Alice, by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (1985)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.com2025-02-1924 min
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubGossip Girl, by Cecily von Ziegesar (2002)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.com2025-02-0527 min
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubTwilight, by Stephanie Meyer (2005) feat. Renae & Randi DeightonIf you need help, call 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or text START to 88788.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 acc...2025-01-221h 00
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubInterview with Kasey Meehan, PEN AmericaReferences* PEN America Freedom to Read Statement* PEN America book bans research and resources* PEN: Nearly 200 Percent Surge in School Book Bans During 2023-2024 School YearListen 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!...2025-01-0848 min
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubRekindling: The Giver, by Lois Lowry (1993) feat. Micah ClemenceRepublishing 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 SpotifyListen 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...2024-12-251h 16
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubSpeak, by Laurie Halse Anderson (1999)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.com2024-12-1132 min
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubBridge to Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson (1977)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.com2024-11-2736 min
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou (1969)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.com2024-11-1335 min
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubInterview with EveryLibrary & PEN America's Freedom to ReadShow 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 ReadRecommended booksActivism* They Came for Our Schools, By Mike Hixenbaugh* That Librarian, by Amanda Jones* The Three Languages of Politics, by Arnold KlingBanned books* Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson* Gender Queer, by M...2024-10-301h 05
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubPersepolis, by Marjane Satrapi (2003)ReferencesListen 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.com2024-10-1639 min
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubOn Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous, by Ocean Vuong (2019) feat. Alyanna PadillaReferenceshttps://dvan.org/2019/08/book-review-on-earth-were-briefly-gorgeous/https://geoffwhaley.com/2020/08/14/on-earth-were-briefly-gorgeous-ocean-vuong/https://fictionwritersreview.com/review/on-earth-were-briefly-gorgeous-by-ocean-vuong/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...2024-10-021h 00
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubSeason 3 Reading List!This season…* On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous, by Ocean Vuong* Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi* I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou* Bridge to Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson* Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson* Twilight, by Stephanie Meyer* Gossip Girl (#1), by Cecily von Ziegesar* Bone, by Jeff Smith* The Agony of Alice (#1), by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor* For Whom the Bell Tolls, by Ernest Hemingway* The House of Spirits, by Isabel Allende* Song of Solo...2024-09-1803 min
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubThe Hate U Give, by Angie Thomas (2017)Please join usReferences* Adriana E. Ramirez on why readers love ‘The Hate U Give’ - LA Times*https://youtu.be/OOac2vjHuyY*http://www.apache-stronghold.com/ *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1gNYFka1-s&t=1637s*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhmpQkEj3I8Listen 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 m...2024-09-0441 min
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubThe Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison (1970) feat. Camille PriceReferences* Toni Morrison's legacy of language* Toni Morrison’s prose peels back the pain, beauty of Black experience* Toni Morrison’s Profound and Unrelenting VisionListen 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! 2024-08-0755 min
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubAll Boys Aren't Blue, by George M. Johnson (2020)References* “Black Queer Author George M. Johnson’s Family Showed Up To Fight Back Against A Book Ban — And They Won” - Buzzfeed News* “The queer survival and coming-of-age book I needed as a child” - ScalawagListen 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 re...2024-07-2445 min
The Non-ProphetsColonialism 2024: Expelled for Apache CeremonyThey took part in Apache ceremonies. Their schools expelled them for satanic activitiesThe Guardian, By Nicolle Okoren, on June 24, 2024https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2024/jun/24/apache-students-school-reservationThe podcast episode delves into the persistent and evolving issues surrounding the treatment of Indigenous people and their cultures, particularly in the context of education and religious freedom. The hosts take a historical journey back to the 1820s and beyond, examining how colonial attitudes and policies aimed at erasing Native American culture are still prevalent today. They...2024-07-1119 min
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubThe Absolutely True Story of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie (2007)References* The Native Harvey Weinsteins (Blog)* 'It Just Felt Very Wrong': Sherman Alexie's Accusers Go On The Record (NPR)* American Genocide: A podcast about the crimes of Native American boarding schools (Illuminative) 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 rea...2024-06-1251 min
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubRekindling: Dungeons & Dragons feat. Adventure AIToday’s episode is a rerun of one of our favorite episodes. Nicolle and Eden discuss Dungeons & Dragons and the Satanic Panic with Adventure AI’s Jason Conforto, Tyler Crump, and Alex the Language Lord.References* It's Time to Revisit the Satanic Panic* Stuff You Should Know Podcast: How Dungeons and Dragons Works* Into the Dragon's LairListen 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...2024-05-291h 01
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubWhere's Waldo? by Martin Handford (1987) feat. kids!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.com2024-05-1513 min
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubWhat does a librarian even do? feat. Linea KemsleyReferences* https://www.ala.org/united/friendsListen 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 epi...2024-05-0152 min
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubBeloved, by Toni Morrison (1987)References* Laura Plantation* “My Grandmother’s Hands” - SpotifyListen 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 acces...2024-04-1751 min
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubSex education with Katie Workman, LAC, MAPCBooks recommended by Katie Workman, LAC, MAPC - Counselor of Psychology:* Who Has What* Where Willy Went* 30 Days of Sex Talks* The Care & Keeping of You* Guy Stuff: The Body Book for Boys* C is for Consent* Vaginas & Periods 101 Pop-Up Book* What’s In There?* I Said No!* My Body Belongs to Me* A Family is a Family is a FamilyReferences* http://www.jstor.org/stable/4120840* https://www.jahonline.org/ar...2024-04-031h 08
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubRekindling: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain (1884)Today’s episode is a rerun from Season 1. We’ll be back with another book soon!In the meantime, check out our friends at Banned Camp who just finished reading Huck Finn aloud on their podcast.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...2024-03-2035 min
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubWhere Did I Come From? & It’s Perfectly Normal, by Peter Mayle & by Robie Harris (1973 & 1994) feat. Dominique Dizon-ThomasReferencesListen 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.com2024-03-0659 min
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubGender Queer: A Memoir, by Maia Kobabe (2019) feat. Linea KemsleyListen 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.com2024-02-211h 08
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubBrave New World, by Aldous Huxley (1932) feat. Candice MacAllisterNicolle and Eden discuss Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World with Candice MacAllister (this podcast’s graphic designer!).Follow us on Instagram @burnthisbookpodcast to see the next book we’re reading. 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.com2024-01-101h 15
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubDungeons & Dragons feat. Adventure AINicolle and Eden discuss Dungeons & Dragons with Adventure AI’s Jason Conforto, Tyler Crump, and Alex the Language Lord.Follow us on Instagram @burnthisbookpodcast to see the next book we’re reading. Read along with us!ReferencesIt's Time to Revisit the Satanic PanicStuff You Should Know Podcast: How Dungeons and Dragons WorksInto the Dragon's Lair This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit burnthisbook.substack.com2023-11-291h 01
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubLord of the Flies, by William Golding (1954) feat. Micah ClemenceNicolle and Eden discuss William Golding’s Lord of the Flies with Micah Clemence.Follow us on Instagram @burnthisbookpodcast to see the next book we’re reading. Read along with us!References* Lord of the Flies? ‘Rubbish’. Animal Farm? Too risky – Faber’s secrets revealed (The Guardian)* Lord of the Flies and The Coral Island (William Golding)* Things Fell Apart (podcast, Ron Jonson) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit burnthisbook.substack.com2023-11-151h 14
Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. CensorshipThe Outsiders | Chapter 8: Heavenly Haze and Rumble DazeJen and Dan read Chapter 8 of 'The Outsiders'. Hospital drama? Check. Switchblade under the pillow? Check. Rumble premonitions? Big check. Meanwhile, Jen and Dan think Johnny's idea of heaven is one not filled with clouds but filled with cigarette smoke.Featured clips include a segment from 'The Simpsons - Treehouse of Horror V', directed by Jim Reardon, produced by David Mirkin, and distributed by 20th Century Fox Television, as well as a clip from 'Chopin - Marche Funèbre,' produced by unknown and distributed by various entities over the years. All rights and copyrights are the p...2023-10-0523 min
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubYoko, by Rosemary Wells (1998) feat. Banned CampCrossover episode to kick-off 2023’s Banned Books Week! Nicolle and Eden discuss Rosemary Well’s Yoko with Banned Camp’s Dan Schulz and Jennifer Davis. Follow us on Instagram @burnthisbookpodcast and @bannedcamp_podcast to see what we’re all reading. Read along with us!References* Banned Camp is a comedy podcast where we read banned books and find out why they were banned in the first place. In each episode, we read a chapter of a banned book and offer our take on why it was banned in the first place. So grab a drink, s...2023-10-0240 minBanned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. CensorshipBanned Camp & Burn This Book- Bonus EpisodeIn this fun crossover episode, Banned Camp and Burn This Book podcasts team up to celebrate National Banned Books Week, shining a spotlight on Rosemary Wells' often-challenged children's book, "Yoko." With lively discussions led by hosts Jennifer Davis, Dan Schulz, Nicolle Okoren, and Eden Wen and a rare statement from Rosemary Wells, this episode explores the realm of banned literature and the cultural narratives they hold. Tune in for a rich dialogue on the freedom of expression and the importance of preserving diverse voices in literature.Please check Nicolle and Eden's fantastic podcast, Burn This...2023-10-0242 min
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubIntroductionEnter the controversial pages of banned and challenged books, of censorship and culture wars. Join Nicolle Okoren and Eden Wen each 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.In this episode, we talk about why we are doing this podcast! Follow us on Instagram @burnthisbookpodcast to see the next book we’re reading. Read along with us! This is a public episode. If you would like to dis...2022-09-2117 min