Episode #322:CHOP SUEY: Baker & Taylor, Banned Books, Interns, and Book Recs with Alison Morris!
Grace and Alvina have an odds and ends episode where they talk about the closing of Baker & Taylor, and they touch on some topics regarding banned books. They also talk about internships and their own experiences working as interns back in the day, as well as some advice for interns today. Then, Alison Morris joins to share some book recommendations, and they end by sharing what they're grateful for.
How have you been?
Grace talks about her “Very Asian Disaster” book trip with Debbi Michiko Florence that started out fine but then ended with car trouble. The oil pan was cracked in Debbi’s car and they had to take it to a mechanic.
Baker & Taylor
Baker & Taylor ceases operations and the Book Friends discuss Reader Link and Ingram Group.
Banned Book Week
Banned book week feels like EVERY week! “Censorship is so 1984” was the motto. Top Ten Most-banned books:
10. Mike Curato’s Flamer
9. Sold by Patricia McCormick
8.Crank by Ellen Hopkins
7.Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews
6.Looking for Alaska by John Green
5.Tricks by Ellen Hopkins
4.The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
3.The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
2.Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe
This Book Won’t Burn by Samira Ahmed was selected for the Georgia Peach State Award but then it was pulled off the list. These 8 books are no longer on the list: Here’s the Book Riot Article!
Bright Red Fruit by Safia Elhillo
Crashing into You by Rocky Callen
Not Like Other Girls by Meredith Adamo
This Book Won’t Burn by Samira Ahmed
Wander in the Dark by Jumata Emill
When the World Tips Over by Jandy Nelson
Book Recommendations with Alison Morris
What should we be reading?
It’s All or Nothing Vale by Andrea Beatriz Arango
The Richest Cow in the World by Barroux
Jasper Rabbit’s Creepy Tales by Aaron Reynolds and Peter Brown
My Abuela Is a Bruja by Myra Cuevas
THANK YOU!
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