Banned Books Conversations: Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

Season 4, Episode 3

October 7, 2025

Today’s book: Lolitaby Vladimir Nabokov (1955)

Banned Books Conversations: Where Radical ReadersDiscuss Prohibited Prose

Banned books are works that have been removed from alibrary shelf or school curriculum. Over the course of Banned Books Week, thisseries covers seven different books, the reasons they were banned, and thevalue in reading them.

 

Guest Links:

Veronica Klash

https://veronicaklash.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veronicaklash/

Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/veronicaklash.bsky.social

Small Things Bedtime Stories: https://shows.acast.com/small-things-bedtime-love-stories

 

Gregory Kompes       

Website: http://gregoryakompes.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gregoryakompes/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GregoryAKompes

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Gregory-A.-Kompes/author/B001K8O6FQ

 

James Abbate

https://www.kensingtonbooks.com/pages/submissions/

https://reedsy.com/james-abbate

Star Wars Mind the Force: https://www.mindtheforce.com/

 

Previous collaborations:

Nosferatu: A Symphony OfHorror (1922) W/ Co-host Spider-Dan and guests Veronica Klash & RiaCarrogan 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQBOPhNCx1s

 

Banned BooksConversations (Season 1) - Front Desk by Kelly Yang with guests Veronica Klash,Oksana Marafioti, and Michelle Yang

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn4JoY8Kc4I

 

Banned BooksConversations (Season 2) - This One Summer by Jillian and Mariko Tamaki withguests Veronica Klash, Brenna Thummler, and AR Farina

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUa_k3KQiz8

 

Banned BooksConversations (Season 3) - Losing the Girl by MariNaomi (2018) with guestsVeronica Klash, Ada McCartney, and MariNaomi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAGT9gxkVaE

 

Banned BooksConversations (Season 1) - Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe with guests GregoryKompes, Ria Carrogan, and Blake Byles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5aSsuSR3CQ

 

Banned BooksConversations (Season 2) - Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult with guests GregoryKompes, Lisa Rayne, and Heather Young

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaDuPSHaAFE

 

Banned BooksConversations (Season 3) - Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler (1993) withguests Oksana Marafioti, Gregory A. Kompes, and Jennia D'Lima

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di9G5vtMx-g

 

The 52 Love Podcast withHost Tonya Todd - Episode 45 (Learn your partner's love language)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQimVUzL0N4

 

Resources:

https://www.ala.org/bbooks

https://bannedbooksweek.org/

https://www.marshall.edu/library/bannedbooks/

https://www.authorsagainstbookbans.com/

https://www.booksnotbans.org/

 

Host: Tonya Todd

Video Producer: JP Butler

Audio Producer: Ria Carrogan

Graphics: Mike Burton

 

Catch the video versionat https://youtu.be/Kkx14Xgzjk8