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Unban Coolies — 94 episodes

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They Tried to BAN Her, But She SOLD Out

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A Long Walk to $4 Million

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Why Are They So Afraid Of This Book? | Maia Kobabe

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The Book They’re Trying to Ban: Mike Curato on Flamer

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Openness Over Empathy — Jason Reynolds on Friendship

6

Surviving Fatwas, Camps, and Critics: Daniel Nayeri Speaks Out

7

Pocket-Sized Wisdom: Katherine Applegate on Love, Loss & Second Chances

8

Jack Gantos: Crime, Consequences, and a Newbery Comeback

9

A Lie on the Page, A Truth in the Heart: Jacqueline Woodson Speaks

10

Bud, Not Buddy… and Definitely Not Buick - Christopher Paul Curtis

11

Malcolm X in 2025 - Dr Ibram X. Kendi on Why His Voice Still Echoes

12

She Didn't See Her Family in History Books — So Cynthia Kadohata Wrote Their Story

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Mindy McGinnis: They Banned HEROINE for Glorifying Drugs — But It’s a Lifeline

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Elana K. Arnold | Writing Without Apology: Power, Censorship & Girlhood

15

What is Lost When Books Are Banned? - Ashley Hope Pérez

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Stories Are How We Preserve Memory and Identity - Donna Barba Higuera

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Mychal Threets’ Journey from Shelving Books to Social Media Star

18

Writing Through Darkness & Rebellion w Ryan Graudin

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Barbara Dee: Writing Stories That Matter #books

20

Why Hiding the Truth Harms Youth: Bestseller- Chris Crutcher

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I Make Great Lemonade: Twice Winner of Printz Award- A.S. King

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From Forgotten to Freewater: Amina Luqman-Dawson on the Story Schools Don’t Teach

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(PODCAST) National Ambassador Meg Medina on Empowering Readers #authorinterviews

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Erin Entrada Kelly: The Universe of Stories Behind the Awards

25

Master Genre: Paul Fleischman Writes It All

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‘Crank’-ing Out the Truth: Ellen Hopkins on Bans and Saving Lives

27

From the Court to the Newbery Stage: Matt de la Peña on Mexican Whiteboy

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Rita Williams-Garcia on Storytelling, Black Panthers, and Writing History

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From Diplomat to Bestseller: Graci Kim on the Magic of Korean Mythology

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From Esperanza Rising to Echo: Pam Muñoz Ryan on her Literary Legacy

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Queer Nation: Inside Harvard’s Groundbreaking Course

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Storyweaving the Future of Native American Literature with Cynthia Leitich Smith

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Unveiling Cynthia Voigt: A Rare Conversation with the Literary Legend

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A FEED for Thought: MT Anderson on His Accidental Prophecy

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Discover the Magic of Words with Its Founder: Ann B. Friedman

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From Page to Stage: Gregory Maguire’s WICKED

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Jerry Spinelli’s Newbery Medal Secrets

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Folktales & Legends w Eric A. Kimmel

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Make America Healthy Again w author of 2nd most banned book in the country #jonathanevison #books

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ALA President’s Vision for Inclusive Libraries

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Unlocking Imagination Brick by Brick, Autism Advocate, Lyn Miller-Lachmann

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Mythbusters with Kate Messner

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Organized Chaos

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From Christmas Trees to Newbery Glory

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Bone-chillingly Good: Jeff Smith's Journey to Graphic Novel Greatness

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ACLU Head: Championing the Freedom to Read! #bannedbooks ​⁠

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From Doodles to Caldecott Medals

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The Fight to be Seen - Rex Ogle

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Rhino Horns and Fingernails: John Rocco's Exploration as a NY Times Bestselling Author/Illustrator

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The Most Important Writer of the 20th Century: Lois Lowry

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Renaissance Magic w Paul Zelinsky

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Two-Time Winner of National Book Award - Katherine Paterson

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Andrea Beatriz Arango Explains It All #authorseries #books

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Library Activist: Professor Andrew P. Jackson:

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Beyond the Newbery: Inside the Legacy of Avi #authorseries #books

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From Newbery Medal Triumphs to Book Bans: The Incredible Journey of Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

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Be Mindful and Centered with Dr Padma Venkatraman #authorinterviews

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Prescription for Empathy with Newbery Award winner Dr Rajani LaRocca

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Be The Good with Lawyer and Award-winning Poet Janet Wong

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Librarian of Wakanda - KC Boyd

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Surpassing Netflix Views on YouTube

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Positive Arab Representation is Tough When We Aren’t the Heroes

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Jerry Craft Makes History with Three Major Book Awards

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From Escape to #NY Times Best Seller Chris Grabenstein

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Not Sugarcoating the Truth with author/illustrator Don Tate

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In all things be kind and truthful - Lester L. Laminack

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The Power of Poetry: Nikki Grimes

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Time Magazine's 100 Best YA Novels: "We Are the Ants" with Shaun David Hutchinson

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Joy Luck Bird with Amy Tan

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Defender of Wonder: Amanda Jones

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Painting the Town Red, White, and Blue with London Ladd: an Illustrator’s Tale!

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Uncensored with Award Winning Author of GEORGE, Alex Gino

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Memoir Unleashed with George M Johnson

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Fantasy’s Legend: Dive Deep with children’s book legend, Jane Yolen

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Library Champion - Becky Calzada

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A Ray of Light in Literary Darkness - Author of 4th Banned Book in America, Ashley Hope Perez

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Twitter Explodes with Techno Librarian: Carolyn Foote

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Defending the Freedom to Read

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The Urgent Need for Diverse Books that Reflects All Voices

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The Illustrator of COOLIES, the book that inspired this channel

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Defending Children’s Rights to Read

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Censorship Conspiracy: ALA’s Fight for Freedom to Read

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NJ Librarian Combats Hate Mail & Vandalism

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Author of “Hood Feminism” Mikki Kendall

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From 1984 to Today: The Ongoing War on Freedom to Read

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Where are the Black Librarians?

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Author’s Message to Moms for Liberty

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Why Unban Coolies?

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EveryLibrary Saves Public Libraries

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Librarian of 40 years offer parents advice on book bans

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Chief Librarian at Brooklyn Public Library

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Impromptu Convo w librarians at Crandall Public Library

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Editor In Chief Philomel Books

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