What do The Great Gatsby, The Color Purple, Harry Potter, and even Captain Underpants have in common? These and other books were all banned at one point. For one week, starting on September 22nd, the American Booksellers Association (ABA) and several other sponsors, have designated “Banned Books Week,” celebrating the freedom to read without censorship.Mitchell’s guests, David Grogan, Director of Advocacy (ABA) and Sydney Jarrard, Content Director (ABA), also hosts of the Counterspeak podcast, will shine a light on the importance of keeping our freedom to read intact. This episode of The Literary Life with Mitchell Kaplan was recorded at Books & Books in Coral Gables, Florida.

Host: Mitchell Kaplan 

Producer: Carmen Lucas

Editor: Lithub Radio

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