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Ali Velshi @velshi.com · 16/11/2024

Want to fight book banning? Velshi Banned Book Club member @jodipicoult.bsky.social breaks down how to help: 🎤 Run for school boards ✏️ Write to elected officials 📚 Start a banned book club at school 📖 Drop banned books in free library boxes 📣 Speak out! #Velshi www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...

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Velshi Banned Book Club: Jodi Picoult urges readers to be louder than book banners

According to PEN America, there were 10,046 instances of book bans or challenges last school year. Jodi Picoult’s “Nineteen Minutes” was the most banned book in America last school year. “Nineteen Min...

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Pattibradstreet.com @ad2028.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Great ideas!

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KeechieP 🇨🇦 @keechiep.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Thanks Ali. I enjoyed this segment and immediately went to my library's website to request a few of Jodi's books. Fortunately book banning is not as prevalent here in British Columbia as it is in the US.

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DaSourceLatte @dasourcelatte.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Yes! Time to fight book banning! Love your show! Watching your show at this very moment. Now this is also a great place for us Librarians. Thanks for all you have done and continue to do. ~Yolanda H.

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Mariannabare @mariannabare.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

I've read everything by Jodi Picoult. I love her writing.

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alouzon 🍁 🇨🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 @alouzon.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

How about doing a real journalist's job by presenting news objectively rather than neutrally? The US might not be on its way to becoming a fascist dictatorship if you and your colleagues didn't "both-sides" every issue for the last 10 years.

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Katywho50 @katywho50.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Great interview!!

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Patti Bregman 🇨🇦🇺🇸 ♿ 🇨🇦 Hate crosses borders unless we stop it @abilityrules.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Love your Banned Book club podcasts. Tom Paxton, a folk singer, has written the perfect theme song - "When the Big, Bad Books Go 'Boo'. Paxton and 2 other folk singers put out a new album "All New". It's a political commentary on Trump's America.

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Kami @kamic.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Great suggestions!

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Robin OG ANTIFASCIST! @rokkinrobin55.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

I have thought of starting a Banned Book Little Library, but I'm afraid it would be vandalized.

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mandysueinla@bsky.social @mandysueinla.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

I just ordered her audiobook My Sister's Keeper based on your introduction alone and then she spoke and I was hooked!

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Nancy Lee Krieger @hlthiskrieger.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Massachusetts ahead of the curve. We feature banned books in our Summer Reading selections. Perks of Being A Wallflower is a favorite 📚🫶🏼🫶🏾🫶🏿

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Kam W. Teo 🍁 @kamwt.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Yes, Ali. I am in Regina, SK,--which you know--and I voted in my first school board /municipal election because there were right-wing candidates that were running against the "woke" school board. In other words, they were against books, trans rights, etc. Canada also has its challenges.

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Peter Bromberg @pbromberg.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

There is tremendous political power in putting a group together to show up and speak up at school board, library board and city/council meetings in defense and support of the library and the freedom to read. Everylibrary.org offers free, practical help! @velshi.bsky.social, have us on the show!

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EveryLibrary

EveryLibrary builds support for libraries and helps Americans fight book banning in their communities.

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Jill R @jillrliny.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Saw your show with Jodi Picoult. It was wonderful and sad. She has always been one of my fave authors. “Wish You Were Here” was superb. Why can’t our existing government legally and proactively do something? The Republicans would be storming the Capital! We just wring our hands and make lists!!! 😞

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betsy5.bsky.social @betsy5.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

As Timothy Snyder says inOn Tyranny pick your institution to defend.

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janetw2.bsky.social @janetw2.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Just ordered from my local independent bookstore.

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Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · 16/11/2024

Thanks for all you do for the freedom to read, Ali! Here's a starter pack of banned authors on Bluesky, @jodipicoult.bsky.social included!

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Stop the DonCon fascist coup @aaces.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Watched Jodi Picoult. I loved her book sing me home so much

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Vicky S MEd Be A Reader @vickyschauer.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Attend your local school board meetings! Many can be attended and participated in on-line. Your comments will most likely be documented if you speak on an agenda item. And Advocate for your school library! It is essential.

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Anna @annatachcojimenez.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

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