Popmatic Podcast October 2012: Banned Books
The first week of October is Banned Books Week. We celebrate the freedom to read by telling you about our favorite banned books. The Popmatic crew is low on numbers but we have picks from all over NPL. We finish with what is tickling our fancy this October besides Margaret Atwood coming to the library.
HOLY PROGRAMS BATMAN!
2012 Nashville Public Library Literary Award winner Margaret Atwood
BANNED BOOKS
Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs
Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (The uncensored version!)
TICKLING OUR FANCY
Belcourt Theatre’s 12 Hours of Terror
Visions by Grimes
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Nice podcast, even with a slightly smaller cast this time.
I’d have to say One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Kesey (along with Sometimes a Great Notion) would be my top picks from Banned Books List entries. Also, if we’re talking classics, then Invisible Man and Catcher in the Rye, two memorable reads from way back in High School are worth noting (and reading).
I’d definitely say times have chaged, given the niches, genres and wide array of reading choices that have blossomed over the last several years…
That is – changed. No edit option:(
Ann Patchett was my fav. literary award winner – her talk on Saturday after the gala was really excellent.
Come to think of it, David McCullough was really good too.
Salon 615 definitely in high gear in October!
There were so many book related things in October still didn’t mention a few:
1) SOUTHERN FESTIVAL OF BOOKS – many events will be happening at the Main Library as well as the Capital.
http://www.humanitiestennessee.org/programs/southern-festival-books-celebration-written-word
2) Handmade & Bound – N-ville’s own handmade book & zine festival was last weekend. I feel doubly sour we didn’t mention this one as Liz was there giving out schwag and promoting the Wilson Collection. Which you can learn more about here: http://nashvillepubliclibrary.org/wilsonbookarts/
Thanks for listening!