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Are book bans actually effective in a digital age?

Feb 16, 202628 minSeason 18Ep. 24
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Episode description

The last few years have seen lots of books removed from schools, libraries and bookstores. Last fall, Alberta scaled back its proposed book ban after public pushback, and in the U.S., thousands of books have been removed from schools and dropped from curriculums. Kudakwashe Rutendo and Mirian Njoh weigh in on the topic and discuss influential challenged titles from their own lives. Plus, get to know author Madeleine Thien through the Proust Questionnaire.


Books discussed on this week's show include:

Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Steven Chbosky

The Book of Records by Madelein Thein

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