The history of banned books dates back over 2300 years and has included legal proscription, moral edict, and, especially during war, burning of material; some religions dedicate bureaucracy to minding ban-able publications, such as the RC Index Librorum Prohibitorum; both western and eastern governments have practiced adjudicated banning efforts ranging from specific titles that have been “tried” judicially (Lady Chatterly’s Lover in England for example) to sweeping expungement of ideas published by a class or group, such as Nazi era book burnings and the less well known confiscation of texts by Jews or found in Jewish libraries during the Aunschluss. In contemporary US, challenges and banning typically target titles aimed at audiences at three age groups, each of which age just happens to be one in which the young are gaining developmental independence in ways that frighten some adults (ages 4, 11, and 16). What are the top 10 banned books of all time? https://www.freedomtoread.ca/resources/bannings-and-burnings-in-history/ What are current books that have been banned? Ire has a list of 850 certain lobbyists are targeting: https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/94fee7ff93eff9609f141433e41f8ae1/krausebooklist.pdf?_ga=2.11573559.2091958781.1635513476-272773625.1635513476 Legal charges against librarians in Wyoming: https://www.klfy.com/national/no-charges-for-wyoming-librarians-over-sex-ed-lgbtq-books/ Description: Introducing the Bookaholics Podcast, a safe place for reading junkies who obsess over books, authors, bookstores, book news, and book trivia. You’re invited to nerd-out with book reviews, author interviews, our habit, and other bookish things. Guest Links: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fgoldsmith/ 00:00:00 An intro to Francisca, and the topic of banned books. 00:08:46 Literature that was challenged at publication. 00:18:58 An intro to Texas’ book banning list. 00:23:25 Digging into titles on Texas’ ban list. 00:26:33 Five current books being challenged. 00:37:33 Encouraging audiences to read diverse literature. 00:40:08 How do we push back against censorship? Links to The Bookaholic Remember to subscribe to the podcast – Apple, Spotify, Google or wherever you listen to podcasts. www.book-a-holic.com Website: www.book-a-holic.com YouTube: youtube.com/bookaholic-DeirdrePippins Instagram: @truebookaholic Facebook: @truebookaholic Pinterest: @truebookaholic TikTok: @truebookaholic Twitter: @truebookaholic1 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deirdre-pippins-38338a214/ Email: [email protected] Subscribe to the tribe for exclusive Q&As with authors, FREE books, and more! Join here: https://fantastic-producer-9066.ck.page/bb9c426296 February Reads at The Book Hive - https://bookshop.org/lists/february-2...

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