Season 4, Episode 6
October 10, 2025
Today’s book: TheHouse on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros (1984)
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:
Laurie Dennison
CA Literary Agency: https://cmalit.com/laurie-dennison/
Website: https://ladennison.com/
Tony (AR) Farina
Website: https://www.arfarina.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/a.r.farina
The Austen Chronicles: https://4horsemenpublications.com/product-category/authors/a-r-farina/
Comics Lit: https://books2read.com/u/meGdB9
Becka Robbins
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/booksnotbans/
Website: https://www.booksnotbans.org/
Donations: https://donate.mazloweb.com/donate/T2LC6KjnHjUbN1NQqvu5T1
Previous collaborations:
Time With Love: JulyCelebration with guest AR Farina
https://www.youtube.com/live/Qw-L6HREAvk?si=JfPEeUC1Qj2X5MfQ
Banned BooksConversations (Season 1) - 1984 by George Orwell with guests AR Farina and JAC
https://youtu.be/fLmt_7kt19Q?si=XwfNTB3LBCVQ-WhY
Banned BooksConversations (Season 2) - This One Summer by Jillian and Mariko Tamaki withguests AR Farina, Brenna Thummler, and Veronica Klash
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUa_k3KQiz8
Resources:
https://www.marshall.edu/library/bannedbooks/
https://www.authorsagainstbookbans.com/
Host: Tonya Todd
Video Producer: JP Butler
Audio Producer: Ria Carrogan
Graphics: Mike Burton
Catch the video versionat https://youtu.be/U2lmNV-a5gQ
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