Book Talk, etc. Podcast 2023 Reading Challenge - hosted by tbretc

A banned book
Read a banned book! Find banned books at ala.org or listen to episode 70 of the Book Talk, etc. podcast.
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Address Unknown by Kathrine Kressmann Taylor

Address Unknown

Kathrine Kressmann Taylor

79 pages • first pub 1938 (editions)

fiction classics historical dark emotional sad medium-paced
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

Water for Elephants

Sara Gruen

11 hours, 26 minutes • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction historical literary romance adventurous emotional medium-paced
They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

They Both Die at the End

Death-Cast #1

Adam Silvera

373 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ speculative fiction young adult emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald

5 hours, 38 minutes • first pub 1925 (editions)

fiction classics literary romance reflective medium-paced
Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson

Red at the Bone

Jacqueline Woodson

206 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Color Purple by Alice Walker

The Color Purple

The Color Purple Collection #1

Alice Walker

262 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

fiction classics historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe #1

Benjamin Alire Sáenz

359 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
The Prank: The Best of Young Chekhov by Anton Chekhov

The Prank: The Best of Young Chekhov

Anton Chekhov

144 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction short stories reflective medium-paced
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

In the Dream House

Carmen Maria Machado

5 hours, 28 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir dark emotional reflective medium-paced
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

The Bluest Eye

Toni Morrison

211 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced