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Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book Club

Nicolle Okoren & Eden Wen

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. burnthisbook.substack.com

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29. Where's Waldo? by Martin Handford (1987) feat. kids

Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book Club ·

2024/05/15

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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52:59

Bonus: What does a librarian even do? feat. Linea...

Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book Club ·

2024/05/01

References* 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 episodes,

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51:45

28. Beloved, by Toni Morrison (1987)

Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book Club ·

2024/04/17

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 access

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68:39

26. Gender Queer: A Memoir, by Maia Kobabe (2019)...

Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book Club ·

2024/02/21

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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38:40

25. The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton (1967)

Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book Club ·

2024/02/07

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.com

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45:42

24. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, by Jesse Andrews...

Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book Club ·

2024/01/24

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.com

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75:54

23. Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley (1932) feat....

Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book Club ·

2024/01/10

Nicolle 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.com

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52:26

22. Maus I & II, by Art Spiegelman (1980) feat. Amy...

Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book Club ·

2023/12/27

Nicolle 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.com

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57:29

21. Looking for Alaska, by John Green (2005) feat....

Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book Club ·

2023/12/13

Nicolle 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

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61:23

Bonus: Dungeons & Dragons feat. Adventure AI

Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book Club ·

2023/11/29

Nicolle 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.com

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74:14

20. Lord of the Flies, by William Golding (1954)...

Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book Club ·

2023/11/15

Nicolle 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,

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41:31

19. The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen...

Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book Club ·

2023/11/01

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.com

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35:21

18. Goosebumps, by R.L. Stine (1992) feat. Sam Moynihan

Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book Club ·

2023/10/18

Nicolle 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

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60:32

17. An Interview with Kristen Oda, and To Kill a...

Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book Club ·

2023/10/04

It’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 talk about “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

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40:48

Bonus: Yoko, by Rosemary Wells (1998) feat. Banned Camp

Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book Club ·

2023/10/02

Crossover 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

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28:41

16. A Light in the Attic, by Shel Silverstein (1981)

Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book Club ·

2023/09/20

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.com

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58:52

15. The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger (1951)...

Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book Club ·

2023/09/06

Nicolle 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?” -

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6:04

2023 Summer Reading List!

Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book Club ·

2023/07/12

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?* Brave New WorldEden’s picks* Beloved* All Boys Aren’t Blue*

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26:27

14. Anastasia Krupnik, by Lois Lowry (1979)

Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book Club ·

2023/05/31

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.com

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45:55

13. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury (1953) feat....

Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book Club ·

2023/05/17

Nicolle 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.com

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