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Book and Film Globe Podcasts

BFG Podcast #035: Censorship and a One-Star Matrix

December 27, 2021June 16, 2022 Book and Film Globe Staff 0 Comments Angie Thomas, Ashley Hope Perez, Jonathan Evison, Laurence Fishburne, Laurie Halse Anderson, Neal Pollack, Podcast, Sharyn Vane

Not just the week—the YEAR—in books, film and excellent tv

Opt Out

Politics Young Adult

Parents, Don’t Opt Out

September 1, 2021September 6, 2021 Sharyn Vane 3 Comments book banning, Facebook, Jandy Nelson, Jason Reynolds, Laurie Halse Anderson

Why would you restrict what your children read in school?

Education FICTION NON-FICTION Politics Young Adult

Battle Over School Reading Lists Continues in Suburban Austin

April 27, 2021March 15, 2022 Sharyn Vane 0 Comments Carmen Maria Machado, In The Dream House, Jacqueline Woodson, Kiss Number 8, Laurie Halse Anderson, Leander ISD, Margaret Atwood, PEN America, Shirley Jackson, The Handmaid's Tale, The Lottery, V is for Vendetta, Y: The Last Man

PEN America joins fight after Leander ISD “pauses” book recommendations

Banned Book List

FICTION NON-FICTION Politics

The ALA’s Annual Banned Book List: A Sobering Snapshot of American Censorship

April 6, 2021April 9, 2021 Sharyn Vane 0 Comments Alex Gino, All American Boys, American Library Association, Banned Book List, Brendan Kiely, George, Ibram X. Kendi, Jason Reynolds, John Steinbeck, Laurie Halse Anderson, Of Mice and Men, Something Happened In Our Town, Speak, Stamped, To Kill A Mockingbird

Parents and school boards still want to pull titles from shelves

Young adult

FICTION Young Adult

Young-Adult Authors Plug Way In

March 20, 2020 Sharyn Vane 0 Comments Christina Soontornvat, Ellen Oh, Jarrett Krosoczka, Laurie Halse Anderson, Lemony Snicket, Matt de la Peña, Mo Willems

Online readings and virtual book tours galore