Of Prurient Interest

Author: Kaelyn Davis

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Episode 12: Book Bannings in the Land of "Free Speech"
Tuesday, 12 April, 2022

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 Of Prurient Interest Instagram: @ofprurientinterest Website: www.ofprurientinterest.com Twitter: @highlyprurient Patreon: www.patreon.com/ofprurientinterest Facebook: /ofprurientinterest Email: ofprurientinterest@gmail.com J. Davis The Whole Book Experience Instagram/Twitter/Facebook: @LeavesOfCha Kaelyn Davis Instagram: @lalatiburona (personal) or @viragobaking (baking, obvi)