Ep. #51 — We Read Banned Books

September 25 – October 1st marks Banned Books Week and as a library company full of librarian employees, OverDrive feels very strongly about the importance of reading banned and challenged books. Adam and Jill decided to talk to some of their OverDrive colleagues to find out what they’ll be reading for Banned Books Week and to also find out why they celebrate the freedom to read.

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Titles Mentioned In This Episode

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

Fun Home by Alison Bechdel

His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman

The Satanic Versus by Salman Rushdie

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonngegut

Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

1984 by George Orwell

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Awakening by Kate Chopin

Forever by Judy Blume

Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkein

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