Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book Club

Nicolle Okoren & Eden Wen
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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

  1. Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut (1969) feat. Micah Clemence

    3D AGO

    Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut (1969) feat. Micah Clemence

    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

    1h 7m

  2. JAN 22

    Rekindling: Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi (2003)

    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.com

    39 min
  3. A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess (1962) feat. Joe Skelley

    JAN 7

    A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess (1962) feat. Joe Skelley

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    1h 5m

  4. 12/24/2025

    Go Ask Alice, by Beatrice Sparks (1971) feat. Helen Anderson & Carrie Poulsen

    References * https://www.instagram.com/helenandersoncomedy/ 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

    1h 21m

  5. 12/10/2025

    Forever..., by Judy Blume (1975) feat. Alyanna Padilla

    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

    1h 4m

  6. 11/26/2025

    Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic, by Alison Bechdel (2006) feat. Kendra Larsen

    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.com

    58 min

  7. 11/12/2025

    A Court of Thorns and Roses, by Sarah J. Maas (2015) feat. Hattie Woods

    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

    1h 11m

  8. 10/29/2025

    The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini (2003)

    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

    31 min
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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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