Velshi Banned Book Club MSNBC
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MSNBC’s Ali Velshi brings you the “Velshi Banned Book Club,” an act of resistance against the epidemic of book banning. In each episode, a different author of a banned book joins Ali—including Margaret Atwood, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Laurie Halse Anderson, and more—to talk about why their work is being targeted and about the literature itself. “Velshi Banned Book Club” is a series rooted in literary and cultural analysis and in the notion of reading as resistance. Read along with Ali and follow now to listen to the first two episodes on August 24th.
Velshi Banned Book Club reading list:
“Two Boys Kissing” by David Levithan
“Boy Erased” by Garrard Conley
“All American Boys” by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely
“Dear Martin” by Nic Stone
“The Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood
"The Tempest" by William Shakespeare
“Nineteen Minutes” by Jodi Picoult
“Give a Boy a Gun” by Todd Strasser
“The 1619 Project” by Nikole Hannah-Jones
“Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe” by Benjamin Alire Saenz
“Out of Darkness” by Ashley Hope Perez
“Speak” by Laurie Halse Anderson
“Ready or Not” by Meg Cabot
“Beloved” by Toni Morrison with Dr. Imani Perry and Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr.
“Their Eyes Were Watching God” by Zora Neale Hurston with Dr. Imani Perry and Ibram X. Kendi
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The Constitution of the United States: A Complete Reading
Featuring the U.S. Constitution
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The Black Literary Canon
Featuring "Beloved" by Toni Morrison and "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
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BONUS: How to Win 2024: The “Kiddie Table” Debate
Introducing “How to Win 2024,” a new MSNBC podcast hosted by Claire McCaskill and Jennifer Palmieri.
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Reclaiming “Chick-Lit”
Featuring "Ready or Not" by Meg Cabot and "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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The Latino Identity in Literature
Featuring “Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe” by Benjamin Alire Sáenz and “Out of Darkness” by Ashley Hope Pérez
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Reexamining and Reframing U.S. History with Nikole Hannah-Jones
Featuring "The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story" by Nikole Hannah-Jones
Customer Reviews
Helps to Venture into Unknowns
I listened to the Toni Morrison discussion .
It really helped me to understand the author.
I had a hard time with Beloved & gave up.
I have a renewed strength to try again
I adore Ali always have, he is this perfect for podcast 💙💙💙
Missing this podcast..,
Wish this podcast could return …
Necessary civil disobedience
I loved this podcast, and only wish it had continued to run longer. I read several of the books recommended by Velshi, and wasn’t disappointed. Would recommend.