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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 ClubRekindling: Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, by Judy Blume (1970)Nicolle and Eden discuss Judy Blume’s Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, which has be challenged over two decades since the American Library Association began tracking in the ‘90s. 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.com2024-08-2138 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
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 ClubThe Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton (1967)Nicolle and Eden discuss S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders.Follow us on Instagram @burnthisbookpodcast to see the next book we’re reading. Read along with us!References* Never Enough, by Jennifer Breheny Wallace* S. E. Hinton and the Y.A. Debate by Jon Michaud This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit burnthisbook.substack.com2024-02-0738 min
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubMe and Earl and the Dying Girl, by Jesse Andrews (2012)Nicolle and Eden discuss Jesse Andrews’s Me and Earl and the Dying Girl.Follow us on Instagram @burnthisbookpodcast to see the next book we’re reading. Read along with us!References* “When Bad Things Happen to Good People” by Harold Kushner This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit burnthisbook.substack.com2024-01-2445 min
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 ClubMaus I & II, by Art Spiegelman (1980) feat. Amy NielsenNicolle and Eden discuss Art Spiegelman’s Maus I & II with Amy Nielsen.Follow us on Instagram @burnthisbookpodcast to see the next book we’re reading. Read along with us!Find Amy here:* Manuscript Wish List* The Purcell AgencyReferencesSpiegelman Family Tree This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit burnthisbook.substack.com2023-12-2752 min
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubLooking for Alaska, by John Green (2005) feat. Theodore WilkinsNicolle and Eden discuss John Green’s Looking for Alaska with writer Theodore Wilkins.Follow us on Instagram @burnthisbookpodcast to see the next book we’re reading. Read along with us!References* John Green and His Nerdfighters Are Upending the Summer Blockbuster Model | WSJ 2015: “"[s]ome credit him with ushering in a new golden era for contemporary, realistic, literary teen fiction, following more than a decade of dominance by books about young wizards, sparkly vampires, and dystopia.” This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other sub...2023-12-1357 min
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
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubThe Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky (1999)Nicolle and Eden discuss Stephen Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower.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.com2023-11-0141 min
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubGoosebumps, by R.L. Stine (1992) feat. Sam MoynihanNicolle and Eden discuss R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps with horror fan Sam Moynihan.Follow us on Instagram @burnthisbookpodcast to see the next book we’re reading. Read along with us!References* MasterClass: R.L. Stine Teaches Writing for Young Audiences* “Immunization through Fear: Banning R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps” - PEN AMerica* Invasion of the Books - Washington Post* America's Satanic Panic Returns — This Time Through QAnon - NPR This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers o...2023-10-1835 min
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 ClubInterview with Utah Educator of the Year Kristen OdaIt’s Banned Books Week! Get involved and voice your support of books! In this episode, Nicolle and Eden talk to an Educator of the Year, Kristen Oda, and why she quit teaching. Additionally, we'll touch on “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee.Follow us on Instagram @burnthisbookpodcast to see the next book we’re reading. Read along with us!References* Field of Dreams Book Banning Scene - YouTube This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus...2023-10-041h 00
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 ClubA Light in the Attic, by Shel Silverstein (1981)Nicolle and Eden discuss Shel Silverstein’s A Light in the Attic. 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.com2023-09-2028 min
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubThe Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger (1951) feat. Brendan SeagleNicolle and Eden discuss J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye with social worker Brendan Seagle.Follow us on Instagram @burnthisbookpodcast to see the next book we’re reading. Read along with us!References* “Predatory Men With a Taste for Teenagers” Joyce Maynard on the Chilling Parallels Between Woody Allen and J.D. Salinger” - Vanity Fair * “Salinger and the Exploitation of Young Women” - NY Times Opinion* “J. D. Salinger’s Women” - NY Magazine* “Was She J.D. Salinger’s Predator or His Prey?” - NY Times Essay2023-09-0658 min
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubSeason 2 Summer Reading List!Summer reading assignment for our next season coming in September! Excuse all the clicks and pops—Nicolle is the sound engineer so I was just recording off Substack (if you’re reading this, Substack, fix your recording tech). Nicolle’s picks* The Catcher in the Rye* The Bluest Eye* The Perks of Being a Wallflower* Me and Earl and the Dying Girl* The Outsiders* A Light In the Attic* Lord of the Flies* Where Did I Come From?* Where’s Waldo...2023-07-1206 min
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubAnastasia Krupnik, by Lois Lowry (1979)Nicolle and Eden discuss Lois Lowry’s Anastasia Krupnik.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.com2023-05-3126 min
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubFahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury (1953) feat. Natalie ChristensenNicolle and Eden discuss Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 with Natalie Christensen.Follow us on Instagram @burnthisbookpodcast to see the next book we’re reading. Read along with us!References * Beyoncé’s “Formation” music video* Dr. Sarah Coyne, “Media Rules and Problematic Media Use” This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit burnthisbook.substack.com2023-05-1745 min
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubHarry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, by J.K. Rowling (1997)Nicolle and Eden discuss J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, the first of her Harry Potter series (all of which have been challenged or banned). Follow us on Instagram @burnthisbookpodcast to see the next book we’re reading. Read along with us!References* Is J.K. Rowling transphobic? Let’s let her speak for herself, Vox* In Defense of J.K. Rowling, NYT OpinionSupport for Trans Lives* The Trevor Project | For Young LGBTQ Lives* The Marsha P. Johnson Institute* GL...2023-04-1944 min
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubHarry Potter, feat. kids!Nicolle and her nieces talk about Harry Potter. 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.com2023-04-0514 min
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubAnd Tango Makes Three, by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson (2005) feat. Kandace FlanaryNicolle and Eden discuss Peter Parnell’s and Justin Richardson’s And Tango Makes Three with biology lecturer Kandace Flanary.Follow us on Instagram @burnthisbookpodcast to see the next book we’re reading. Read along with us!References* Albatrosses! https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/same-sex-mothers-letting-albatrosses-be-albatrosses This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit burnthisbook.substack.com2023-03-0843 min
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubOf Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck (1937) feat. Christy ThomasNicolle and Eden discuss John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men with high school English teacher and author Christy Thomas, which has be challenged over three decades since the American Library Association began tracking in the ‘90s.Follow us on Instagram @burnthisbookpodcast to see the next book we’re reading. Read along with us!About Christy:I earned my BA in English (Literature) from Boise State University, an MA in Education (Literacy) from Eastern Washington University, and I have over 17 years experience teaching high school English Language Arts at the core and AP level...2023-02-221h 14
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubA Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L'Engle (1962)Nicolle and Eden discuss Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time, which has be challenged over two decades since the American Library Association began tracking in the ‘90s. 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.com2023-01-1141 min
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubThe Giver, by Lois Lowry (1993) feat. Micah ClemenceNicolle and Eden discuss Lois Lowry’s The Giver, which has be challenged over two decades since the American Library Association began tracking in the ‘90s. Follow us on Instagram @burnthisbookpodcast to see the next book we’re reading. Read along with us!References:* “Reading Lois Lowry’s ‘The Giver’ as an Adult” in The Atlantic* 13th documentary* Animusic on YouTube* Prince Duck on Spotify This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes...2022-12-281h 16
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubThe Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood (1985) feat. Stephanie TomanNicolle and Eden discuss Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, which has be challenged over three decades since the American Library Association began tracking in the ‘90s. Follow us on Instagram @burnthisbookpodcast to see the next book we’re reading. Read along with us!Notes:* Margaret Atwood documentary “Margaret Atwood: A Word after a Word after a Word is Power”* “Romania’s communist-era abortion ban harmed hundreds of thousands of children. Is history repeating itself?” on grid.news* “Unwanted Sterilization and Eugenics Programs in the United States” on PBS* “Reproduct...2022-12-071h 01
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubThe Adventures of Captain Underpants, by Dav Pilkey (1997)Nicolle and Eden discuss Dav Pilkey’s Captain Underpants (we just read the first one), which has be challenged over two decades since the American Library Association began tracking in the ‘90s. 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.com2022-11-3034 min
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain (1884)Nicolle and Eden discuss Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which has be challenged over three decades since the American Library Association began tracking in the ‘90s. 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.com2022-11-1635 min
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubAre You There God? It's Me, Margaret, by Judy Blume (1970)Nicolle and Eden discuss Judy Blume’s Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, which has be challenged over two decades since the American Library Association began tracking in the ‘90s. 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.com2022-11-0238 min
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubBless Me, Ultima, by Rudolfo Anaya (1972) feat. Taylor SorensonNicolle, Eden and special guest Taylor Sorenson discuss Rudolf Anaya’s Bless Me, Ultima, which has be challenged over three decades since the American Library Association began tracking in the ‘90s. 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.com2022-10-1955 min
Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book ClubIn the Night Kitchen, by Maurice Sendak (1970)Nicolle and Eden discuss Maurice Sendak’s picture book In the Night Kitchen, which has be challenged over two decades since the American Library Association began tracking in the ‘90s. 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.com2022-10-0530 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