Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book Club
By 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.
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Bonus: Everyone Poops, by Taro Gomi (1977) feat. Oh Crap! Mike and Brittany Sherman
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut (1969) feat. Micah Clemence
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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Rekindling: Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi (2003)
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess (1962) feat. Joe Skelley
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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Go Ask Alice, by Beatrice Sparks (1971) feat. Helen Anderson & Carrie Poulsen
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Dec 24, 2025 |
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Forever..., by Judy Blume (1975) feat. Alyanna Padilla
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic, by Alison Bechdel (2006) feat. Kendra Larsen
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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A Court of Thorns and Roses, by Sarah J. Maas (2015) feat. Hattie Woods
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini (2003)
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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Bonus: Interview with Joe Skelley, host of Book Lounge by Libby Podcast
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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Year of Wonders, by Geraldine Brookes (2001)
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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Cinderella is Dead, by Kalynn Bayron (2020)
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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Literacy Series: Communism & Marxism
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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Literacy Series: Literalism
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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Literacy Series: Dialogic Questioning
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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Literacy Series: Foil
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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Interview with Sabrina Baeta, PEN America
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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Literacy Series: Allegory
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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Literacy Series: Satire feat. Kerry Soper
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May 28, 2025 |
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Season 4 Summer Reading List and some news!
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May 14, 2025 |
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Song of Solomon, by Toni Morrison (1977)
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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The House of the Spirits, by Isabel Allende (1982)
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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For Whom the Bell Tolls, by Ernest Hemingway (1940)
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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Bone, by Jeff Smith (1991) feat. Greg Soper
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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Rekindling: Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury (1953) feat. Natalie Christensen
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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The Agony of Alice, by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (1985)
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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Gossip Girl, by Cecily von Ziegesar (2002)
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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Twilight, by Stephanie Meyer (2005) feat. Renae & Randi Deighton
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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Interview with Kasey Meehan, PEN America
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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Rekindling: The Giver, by Lois Lowry (1993) feat. Micah Clemence
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Dec 25, 2024 |
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Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson (1999)
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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Bridge to Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson (1977)
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou (1969)
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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Interview with EveryLibrary & PEN America's Freedom to Read
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi (2003)
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous, by Ocean Vuong (2019) feat. Alyanna Padilla
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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Season 3 Reading List!
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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The Hate U Give, by Angie Thomas (2017)
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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Rekindling: Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, by Judy Blume (1970)
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Aug 21, 2024 |
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The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison (1970) feat. Camille Price
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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All Boys Aren't Blue, by George M. Johnson (2020)
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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The Absolutely True Story of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie (2007)
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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Rekindling: Dungeons & Dragons feat. Adventure AI
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May 29, 2024 |
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Where's Waldo? by Martin Handford (1987) feat. kids!
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May 15, 2024 |
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What does a librarian even do? feat. Linea Kemsley
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May 01, 2024 |
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Beloved, by Toni Morrison (1987)
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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Sex education with Katie Workman, LAC, MAPC
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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Rekindling: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain (1884)
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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Where Did I Come From? & It’s Perfectly Normal, by Peter Mayle & by Robie Harris (1973 & 1994) feat. Dominique Dizon-Thomas
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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Gender Queer: A Memoir, by Maia Kobabe (2019) feat. Linea Kemsley
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton (1967)
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, by Jesse Andrews (2012)
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley (1932) feat. Candice MacAllister
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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Maus I & II, by Art Spiegelman (1980) feat. Amy Nielsen
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Dec 27, 2023 |
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Looking for Alaska, by John Green (2005) feat. Theodore Wilkins
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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Dungeons & Dragons feat. Adventure AI
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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Lord of the Flies, by William Golding (1954) feat. Micah Clemence
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky (1999)
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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Goosebumps, by R.L. Stine (1992) feat. Sam Moynihan
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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Interview with Utah Educator of the Year Kristen Oda
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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Yoko, by Rosemary Wells (1998) feat. Banned Camp
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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A Light in the Attic, by Shel Silverstein (1981)
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger (1951) feat. Brendan Seagle
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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Season 2 Summer Reading List!
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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Anastasia Krupnik, by Lois Lowry (1979)
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May 31, 2023 |
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Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury (1953) feat. Natalie Christensen
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May 17, 2023 |
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, by J.K. Rowling (1997)
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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Harry Potter, feat. kids!
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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And Tango Makes Three, by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson (2005) feat. Kandace Flanary
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck (1937) feat. Christy Thomas
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L'Engle (1962)
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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The Giver, by Lois Lowry (1993) feat. Micah Clemence
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Dec 28, 2022 |
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The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood (1985) feat. Stephanie Toman
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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The Adventures of Captain Underpants, by Dav Pilkey (1997)
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain (1884)
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, by Judy Blume (1970)
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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Bless Me, Ultima, by Rudolfo Anaya (1972) feat. Taylor Sorenson
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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In the Night Kitchen, by Maurice Sendak (1970)
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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Introduction
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Sep 21, 2022 |