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Book Banning with Salem West and John Copenhaver (QR Bonus 009)
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Every so often, Kris and Tara put out a call for questions on Twitter. Late this spring, publisher and author Salem West asked about one of the most important topics in queer media: the rise of legislation aimed at criminalising LGBTQ+ books.
So, of course they invited Salem to join them, along with John Copenhaver, author of the crime novels Dodging and Burning and The Savage Kind. Together, the four discuss the history of book bannings, the different effects felt by large and independent publishers, and how we can all push back against this tide of discrimination.
Works/People Discussed
- Ann Bannon
- Marijane Meaker
- Anyda Marchant
- Barbara Grier
- 1984 by George Orwell
- PEN America's resources about book bans
- "So, what are agents seeing in the era of book bans?: Book Censorship News, April 21, 2023" by Kelly Jensen (Bitch Media)
- Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevntion
- Raphael Lemkin
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- Support local animal shelters by joining Kris's Patreon
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Manage episode 367805684 series 2846721
Every so often, Kris and Tara put out a call for questions on Twitter. Late this spring, publisher and author Salem West asked about one of the most important topics in queer media: the rise of legislation aimed at criminalising LGBTQ+ books.
So, of course they invited Salem to join them, along with John Copenhaver, author of the crime novels Dodging and Burning and The Savage Kind. Together, the four discuss the history of book bannings, the different effects felt by large and independent publishers, and how we can all push back against this tide of discrimination.
Works/People Discussed
- Ann Bannon
- Marijane Meaker
- Anyda Marchant
- Barbara Grier
- 1984 by George Orwell
- PEN America's resources about book bans
- "So, what are agents seeing in the era of book bans?: Book Censorship News, April 21, 2023" by Kelly Jensen (Bitch Media)
- Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevntion
- Raphael Lemkin
Support & follow the show
- Buy us a Ko-fi
- Sign up for our newsletter
- Twitter: @queerlyrec
- Facebook: @QueerlyRecommended
- Instagram: @queerlyrecommended
- Tumblr: @queerlyrecommended
- TikTok: @queerlyrecommended
- Get all our links on Linktr.ee
- Support local animal shelters by joining Kris's Patreon
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