Nicolle and Eden discuss John Green’s Looking for Alaska with writer Theodore Wilkins.

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References

* John Green and His Nerdfighters Are Upending the Summer Blockbuster Model | WSJ 2015: “"[s]ome credit him with ushering in a new golden era for contemporary, realistic, literary teen fiction, following more than a decade of dominance by books about young wizards, sparkly vampires, and dystopia.”

Nicolle and Eden discuss Dungeons & Dragons with Adventure AI’s Jason Conforto, Tyler Crump, and Alex the Language Lord.

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References

It's Time to Revisit the Satanic Panic

Stuff You Should Know Podcast: How Dungeons and Dragons Works

Into the Dragon's Lair

Nicolle and Eden discuss William Golding’s Lord of the Flies with Micah Clemence.

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References

* Lord of the Flies? ‘Rubbish’. Animal Farm? Too risky – Faber’s secrets revealed (The Guardian)

* Lord of the Flies and The Coral Island (William Golding)

* Things Fell Apart (podcast, Ron Jonson)

Nicolle and Eden discuss Stephen Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower.

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Nicolle and Eden discuss R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps with horror fan Sam Moynihan.

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References

* MasterClass: R.L. Stine Teaches Writing for Young Audiences

* “Immunization through Fear: Banning R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps” - PEN AMerica

* Invasion of the Books - Washington Post

* America's Satanic Panic Returns — This Time Through QAnon - NPR

It’s Banned Books Week! Get involved and voice your support of books!

In this episode, Nicolle and Eden talk to an Educator of the Year, Kristen Oda, and why she quit teaching. Additionally, we'll touch on “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee.

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References

* Field of Dreams Book Banning Scene - YouTube

Crossover episode to kick-off 2023’s Banned Books Week! Nicolle and Eden discuss Rosemary Well’s Yoko with Banned Camp’s Dan Schulz and Jennifer Davis.

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References

* Banned Camp is a comedy podcast where we read banned books and find out why they were banned in the first place. In each episode, we read a  chapter of a banned book and offer our take on why it was banned in the first place. So grab a drink, sit back, and join us as we explore why some folks seem to be in such a rush to take us back to the dark ages, one banned book at a time.

* Just 11 People Responsible for 60% of Book Ban Requests Across the US: Report - The Messenger

Nicolle and Eden discuss Shel Silverstein’s A Light in the Attic. Follow us on Instagram @burnthisbookpodcast to see the next book we’re reading. Read along with us!

Nicolle and Eden discuss J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye with social worker Brendan Seagle.

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References

* “Predatory Men With a Taste for Teenagers” Joyce Maynard on the Chilling Parallels Between Woody Allen and J.D. Salinger” - Vanity Fair

* “Salinger and the Exploitation of Young Women” - NY Times Opinion

* “J. D. Salinger’s Women” - NY Magazine

* “Was She J.D. Salinger’s Predator or His Prey?” - NY Times Essay

Summer reading assignment for our next season coming in September! Excuse all the clicks and pops—Nicolle is the sound engineer so I was just recording off Substack (if you’re reading this, Substack, fix your recording tech).

Nicolle’s picks

* The Catcher in the Rye

* The Bluest Eye

* The Perks of Being a Wallflower

* Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

* The Outsiders

* A Light In the Attic

* Lord of the Flies

* Where Did I Come From?

* Where’s Waldo?

* Brave New World

Eden’s picks

* Beloved

* All Boys Aren’t Blue

* Looking for Alaska

* To Kill a Mockingbird

* Goosebumps

* The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

* Gender Queer: A Memoir

* Maus

* The Hate U Give

* It’s Perfectly Normal

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