Ep. #156 - Banned Books Week and National Book Awards longlist

On today's episode, Jill and Adam talk about Banned Books Week, the National Books Awards and their newfound love of the the Wizarding World of Harry Potter Lootcrate. Below, you'll find all the books we discussed as well as the full Banned Books and National Book Award longlist collections from OverDrive.com:   OverDrive's Banned Books Week collection   The full National Book Awards longlist collection   2016's most challenged books Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell Make Something up by Chuck Palahniuk Big Hard Sex Criminals by Matt Fraction & Chip Zdarsky Looking for Alaska by John Green Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan I Am Jazz by Jessica Herthel & Jazz Jennings George by Alex Gino Drama by Raina Telgemeier This One Summer by Jillian Tamaki   Banned books that Adam and Jill will be reading during Banned Books Week I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman   National Book Award longlist titles mentioned in the episode   Pachinko by Min Jin Lee Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Don't Call Us Dead by Danez Smith Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann Miss Burma by Charmaine Craig Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan Never Caught by Erica Armstrong Dunbar Locking Up Our Own by James Forman, Jr.   Say Hello! Find OverDrive on Facebook at OverDriveforLibraries and Twitter at @ProBookNerds. Email us directly at [email protected] Music "Buddy" provided royalty free from www.bensound.com Podcast Overview We're not just book nerds: we're professional book nerds and the staff librarians who work at OverDrive, the leading app for eBooks and audiobooks available through public libraries and schools. Hear about the best books we've read, get personalized recommendations, and learn about the hottest books coming out that we can't wait to dive into. For more great reads, find OverDrive on Facebook and Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices