During the 2021-22 school year, more than 1,600 book titles were banned in schools and libraries across the country. According to a report by the group PEN America, the wave of bans represents a coordinated campaign to remove books with LGBTQ+ characters and storylines. They also target books involving characters of color.

Today’s guest is the author of two young adult memoirs. George M. Johnson’s first book, All Boys Aren’t Blue, has been banned in 29 school districts, making it the 2nd most banned book in the country. They joins us to talk about what it is like to have a critically acclaimed booked that is banned from schools and libraries.

George M. Johnson is an Award-Winning Black Non-Binary Writer, Author, and Executive Producer. They are the author of the New York Times Bestselling memoir “All Boys Aren’t Blue.” The book discusses George’s adolescence growing up as a young Black Queer boy in New Jersey. Their second memoir WE ARE NOT BROKEN was released in September of 2021.

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