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Banned Books Conversations: Where Radical Readers Discuss Prohibited Prose

Banned books are works that have been removed from a library shelf or school curriculum. Over the course of Banned Books Week, this series covers seven different books, the reasons they were banned, and the value in reading them.

Guest Links:
Dominic Lim
Website: https://dominiclim.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jdominiclim/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jdominiclim

Cheryl Schmidt
Blackbird Comics
https://www.ebay.com/usr/blackbird_comics_lv
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackbird_comics

Alyson Shelton
Website: https://alysonshelton.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/byalysonshelton/
Where I'm From: https://www.alysonshelton.com/where-im-from.html#/
https://whereimfrom.substack.com/
Reburn: https://www.reburncomic.com/
The Loss of a Lifetime: https://www.alysonshelton.com/the-loss-of-a-lifetime.html#/

Previous collaborations:

Barbie (2023) W/ Co-host Spider-Dan and guests Alyson Shelton & B. Danielle Watkins -
Banned Movie Month
https://youtu.be/cgbJpFWblZw?si=gWZszm9IT_LP4d7P

Femme on Film: Pride and Prejudice (2005)
https://www.femmeon.show/53

Femme on TV: Wednesday
https://www.femmeon.show/10

Banned Books Conversations (Season 1) - Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason
Reynolds & Ibram Kendi with guests Alyson Shelton, Lisa Rayne, and Dave Horrocks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj3ZcXrSrRI

Banned Books Conversations (Season 2) - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas with guests
Alyson Shelton, Steven Skenadore, and Ron Smith
https://youtu.be/NiCSJRHROpM?si=LCGfRM5mXuqhhz4M

Banned Books Conversations (Season 3) - Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo (2020)
with guests Alyson Shelton and Lisa Rayne
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eilP2raNaXc

The 52 Love Podcast with Host Tonya Todd - Episode 11 (Say thanks for the little things)
https://youtu.be/8nCxcN9_tE8?si=dyDKzV5E0ojy-P7O

Resources:
https://www.ala.org/bbooks
https://bannedbooksweek.org/
https://www.marshall.edu/library/bannedbooks/
https://www.authorsagainstbookbans.com/

https://www.booksnotbans.org/

Host: Tonya Todd
Video Producer: JP Butler
Audio Producer: Ria Carrogan
Graphics: Mike Burton

Catch the video version at https://youtu.be/e8ai7Sd1GNM