Ep 9 Who Did the Murdering in this Book & Beach Reads Reclaimed! Plus Banned Books with Tonia Thompson
This week, Brea and Mallory defend the much maligned term “beach read”, review some weird reading glasses and debate book sharing. Reading Glasses is sponsoring Tonia Thompson’s drive to get copies of The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas into the hands of teens. Link below for details! Use the hashtag #TakeBackBeachRead to participate in online discussion on Twitter and Instagram!
Tonia Thompson
https://toniathompson.com/fiction/
https://twitter.com/missdefying
The Hate U Give Donation Link -
https://toniathompson.com/thug-for-teens/
Banned Books-
http://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks
https://www.aclu.org/issues/free-speech/artistic-expression/banned-books
Prism Spectacles-
https://www.amazon.com/Prism-Glasses-Eye-Bed-Spectacles/dp/B000RZNBF4
Books Mentioned-
Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew Sullivan
https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781501116841
Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life by Ruth Franklin
https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780871403131
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780143038092
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780062498533
Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin
https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780399184598
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780374104092
The Hike by Drew Magary
https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780399563850