Banned Books

Today the Sib-Nerds talk about banned books! This topic was motivated by the recent Dr. Seuss controversy. Did you learn something new about what it means for a book to be banned? If you want to do more research, here are some resources for you:

• PEN America - www.pen.org

• American Library Association - www.ala.org

• Popculture.com article about Dr. Seuss - https://popculture.com/trending/news/dr-seuss-these-6-books-are-going-out-print-racist-imagery/

• Other Dr. Seuss articles to be found at www.nbcnews.com

• The TikTok creator we mentioned: hongmingliu11

Discussion of Chapters 4 & 5 of The Lies of Locke Lamora.

Josef is reading: Wheel of Time: The Great Hunt (book 2) by Robert Jordan

Josef is watching: Attack on Titan, The Haunting at Bly Manor, My Hero Academia

Josef is playing: Dragon Age, Persona5, The One Ring RPG

Anna is reading: Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling, The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien, The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis, A Conjuring of Light by V.E. Schwab

Anna is watching: My Hero Academia

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