Episode 252: Books Under Fire

Book banning is hitting libraries across America, and many of the titles being banned or challenged are fantasy books or graphic novels – especially LGBTQ content. Malinda Lo has been tracking how her work is being targeted, like her novel Ash which is a queer reimagining of Cinderella. I talk with Malinda about how she’s been tracking the attacks on her work and fighting back. Plus, we hear a version of my 2018 episode Fahrenheit 451 Still Burns featuring Neil Gaiman, whose work is currently banned in several states.  
Books Under Fire transcript
MUSIC LIST
  • Unanswered Questions by Kevin MacLeod 
  • Cast of Pods by Sono Sanctus​
  • My Kind of Illusion by Niklas Gustavsson
  • Chill Out 6 by Anders Ekengren​
  • ​Cell Research 5 by Gunnar Johnsen
  • ​Night Music by Sono Sanctus
  • Londonbroil by Dubbiant
  • Stories Left Untold by Rand Aldo
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