Banned Book Conversations: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou (1969)

Banned Books Conversations: Where Radical Readers Discuss Prohibited Prose

Banned books are works that have been removed from a library shelf or school curriculum. Over the course of Banned Books Week, this series covers seven different books, the reasons they were banned, and the value in reading them.

Guest Links:
Amanda Skenandore
Website: www.amandaskenandore.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amandaskenandore/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmandaSkenandoreAuthorPage

Lisa Rayne
Website: https://lisarayne.com/
https://www.bookbub.com/profile/lisa-rayne
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authorrayne/
Threads: https://www.threads.com/@authorrayne
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorrayne

Kristian Horn
Website: https://parttimefanboy.com/
https://periwinklepuss.com/
Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/parttimefanboy.bsky.social

Previous collaborations:
Part-Time Fanboy Podcast: Ep 516 Tonya Todd Connects Comics With Literature In Comics Lit!

https://parttimefanboy.com/part-time-fanboy-podcast-ep-516-tonya-todd-connects-comics-with-
literature-in-comics-lit/

Time With Love: May Celebration with guest Amanda Skenandore
https://www.youtube.com/live/0YdPKrF7oA8?si=881QQ9Q5ymsr0C7M

Femme on Creatives: Lisa Rayne
https://www.femmeon.show/166

Banned Books Conversations (Season 1) - Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds & Ibram Kendi with guests Lisa Rayne, Alyson Shelton, and Dave Horrocks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj3ZcXrSrRI

Banned Books Conversations (Season 2) - Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult with guests Lisa Rayne, Gregory Kompes, and Heather Young https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaDuPSHaAFE

Banned Books Conversations (Season 3) - Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo (2020) with guests Lisa Rayne and Alyson Shelton https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eilP2raNaXc

Banned Books Conversations (Season 1) - The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie with guests Amanda Skenandore, Rochelle Merrill, and Mary Morris https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoXjykPRUZI

Banned Books Conversations (Season 2) - The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini with guests Amanda Skenandore, Ria Carrogan, and Sherry Rosenthal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvX6NFKNxO8

Banned Books Conversations (Season 3) - Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume (1970) with guests Amanda Skenandore, Vogue Robinson, and Mike Burton https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEI7pUDUYrk

The 52 Love Podcast with Host Tonya Todd - Episode 44 (Vote with your partner) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxI83j6-gaE

Resources:
https://www.ala.org/bbooks
https://bannedbooksweek.org/
https://www.marshall.edu/library/bannedbooks/
https://www.authorsagainstbookbans.com/
https://www.booksnotbans.org/

Host: Tonya Todd
Video Producer: JP Butler
Audio Producer: Ria Carrogan
Graphics: Mike Burton

Catch the video version at https://youtu.be/ZuDqFLjhn_g