George M. Johnson talks about their debut Young Adult memoir All Boys Aren't Blue, the support of their family, their love of Toni Morrison, and the importance of standing against book bans. Read the <a href='https://www.bklynlibrary.org/podcasts/interview-george-m'>transcript here</a>.Resources:<ul><li>Check out <a href='https://www.bklynlibrary.org/item?b=12263922'>All Boys Aren't Blue</a> by <a href='https://iamgmjohnson.com/'>George M. Johnson</a>. </li><li>Read about <a href='https://www.slj.com/story/All-Boys-Arent-Blue-Author-George-M-Johnsons-Mom-Joins-Attendees-Speaking-Out-Against-Book-Banning-Attempt-in-NJ'>Johnson's family supporting their book</a> when it was challenged in Glen Ridge, New Jersey.</li><li>Access other banned books with our free <a href='https://www.bklynlibrary.org/books-unbanned'>Books Unbanned</a> library card for teens.</li></ul>

George M. Johnson talks about their debut Young Adult memoir All Boys Aren't Blue, the support of their family, their love of Toni Morrison, and the importance of standing against book bans. Read the transcript here. Resources:Check out All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson. Read about Johnson's family supporting their book when it was challenged in Glen Ridge, New Jersey.Access other banned books with our free Books Unbanned library card for teens.

George M. Johnson talks about their debut Young Adult memoir All Boys Aren't Blue, the support of their family, their love of Toni Morrison, and the importance of standing against book bans.&nbsp;Read the <a href="https://www.bklynlibrary.org/podcasts/interview-george-m" rel="noopener noreferrer">transcript here</a>.Resources:<ul><li>Check out <a href="https://www.bklynlibrary.org/item?b=12263922" rel="noopener noreferrer">All Boys Aren't Blue</a> by <a href="https://iamgmjohnson.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">George M. Johnson</a>.&nbsp;</li><li>Read about <a href="https://www.slj.com/story/All-Boys-Arent-Blue-Author-George-M-Johnsons-Mom-Joins-Attendees-Speaking-Out-Against-Book-Banning-Attempt-in-NJ" rel="noopener noreferrer">Johnson's family supporting their book</a> when it was challenged in Glen Ridge, New Jersey.</li><li>Access other banned books with our free <a href="https://www.bklynlibrary.org/books-unbanned" rel="noopener noreferrer">Books Unbanned</a> library card for teens.</li></ul>&nbsp;

An Interview with George M. Johnson

Brooklyn Public Library is full of stories. Borrowed brings the best of them to you. Current podcast series: Launching July 8, 2025, Borrowed &amp; Returned is a new podcast series that examines what our reading public borrowed in the past, and what we’re all reading now. In conversations with library workers, authors and readers across the country, we’ll return to the books that changed us, and changed America, too.&nbsp; Previous podcast series:&nbsp;Borrowed and Banned is our limited series about America's ideological war with its bookshelves. From September to December 2023, we released ten episodes featuring the stories of students on the frontlines, librarians and teachers whose livelihoods are endangered when they speak up, and writers whose books have become political battleground. &nbsp; Borrowed, BPL's flagship podcast, is a narrative series about superhero librarians, neighborhood stories and what it means to be a free, democratic place in today’s changing world. We tell stories about libraries during natural disasters, the challenges of homelessness, and NYC’s fraught relationship with trash. For transcripts, pictures, book lists, and resources, please visit our web page: bklynlib.org/podcasts&nbsp;

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Brooklyn Public Library is full of stories. Borrowed brings the best of them to you. Current podcast series: Launching July 8, 2025, Borrowed & Returned is a new podcast series that examines what our reading public borrowed in the past, and what we’re all reading now. In conversations with library workers, authors and readers across the country, we’ll return to the books that changed us, and changed America, too.  Previous podcast series:   Borrowed and Banned is our limited series about America's ideological war with its bookshelves. From September to December 2023, we released ten episodes featuring the stories of students on the frontlines, librarians and teachers whose livelihoods are endangered when they speak up, and writers whose books have become political battleground.   Borrowed, BPL's flagship podcast, is a narrative series about superhero librarians, neighborhood stories and what it means to be a free, democratic place in today’s changing world. We tell stories about libraries during natural disasters, the challenges of homelessness, and NYC’s fraught relationship with trash. For transcripts, pictures, book lists, and resources, please visit our web page: bklynlib.org/podcasts 

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