Episode 12: Book Bannings in the Land of "Free Speech‪"‬ Of Prurient Interest

Books Mentioned:


Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe
George by Alex Gino
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds
All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiehly
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Something Happened in Our Town: A Child's Story About Racial Injustice by Marianne Celano, Marietta Collins, and Ann Hazzard
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Maus by Art Spiegelman
A Poet and Bin Laden by Hamid Ismailov

References: 


"How the New Banned Book Panic Fits America's History of School Censorship" by Constance Grady
Book Ban Busters Interactive Map
Censorship Attacks Spreadsheet
ALA List of Banned & Challenged Books by Year
"What Banning Maus Means for the Generation of Artists It Inspired" by Amy Kurzweil
"What Book Censorship Looks Like Outside the United States" by Arvyn Cerezo
Educational Gag Orders from PEN America
"How to Use FOIA to Uncover Book Challenges" by Kelly Jensen
"How to Fight Book Bans and Challenges: An Anti-Censorship Toolkit" by Kelly Jensen

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