{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/677831a8a1ad7348eb9843c7/68e81d16d798804c9ef1c3f4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep 20: Banned Books & Literary Censorship ","description":"<p>Just in time for Banned Books Week (5-11 October), Joseph and Amanda talk about literary censorship and recommend the samizdat titles they think are worth exploring. They also chat about this year's Booker Prize Shortlist which was announced on 23 September and run through their picks from the Baillie Gifford Prize shortlist, one of the UK's biggest literary prizes for non-fiction. Plus, as always, they talk about what they've been reading recently and what they're excited to pick up next.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Book News</strong></p><p><br></p><p>(1:22) <a href=\"https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/prize-years/2025\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Booker Prize</a></p><p><br></p><p>(7:16) <a href=\"https://www.thebailliegiffordprize.co.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Baillie Gifford Prize</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Current Reads</strong></p><p><br></p><p>(11:16) <em>I Am Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself</em> by Glynnis MacNicol</p><p><br></p><p>(15:44) <em>Ask Me How It Works</em> by Deepa Paul</p><p><br></p><p>(16:19) <em>Authority: Essays On Being Right</em> by Andrea Long Chu</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Banned Books</strong></p><p><br></p><p>(21:08) <a href=\"https://bannedbooksweek.org\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Banned Books Week</a>, 5-11 October 2025</p><p><br></p><p>(22:57) <a href=\"https://pen.org\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">PEN America</a></p><p><br></p><p>(27:28) <a href=\"https://www.indexoncensorship.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Index-on-Censorships-Banned-Books-Week-reading-list.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Index on Censorship: 100 Banned Novels</a></p><p><br></p><p>(27:44) <em>The Adventures of Tom Sawyer</em> by Mark Twain&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>(29:07) <em>Fahrenheit 451</em> by Ray Bradbury&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>(29:16) <em>Nineteen Eighty-Four</em> by George Orwell&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>(31:37) <em>The Things They Carried</em> by Tim O’Brien (Amanda’s Pick #1)</p><p><br></p><p>(35:17) <em>The Bluest Eye</em> by Toni Morrison (Joseph’s Pick #1)</p><p><br></p><p>(39:16) <em>Deenie </em>by Judy Blume (Amanda’s Pick #2)</p><p><br></p><p>(42:17) <a href=\"https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18787516/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Judy Blume Forever</em></a></p><p><br></p><p>(45:35) <em>July’s People</em> by Nadine Gordimer (Joseph’s Pick #2)</p><p><br></p><p>(49:50) <em>This Book Is Gay</em> by Juno Dawson (Amanda’s Pick #3)</p><p><br></p><p>(54:42) <em>A Day In The Life of Ivan Denisovich</em> by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (Joseph’s Pick #3)</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>What We’re Reading Next</strong></p><p><br></p><p>(58:01) <em>The Rest of Our Lives </em>by Ben Markovits</p><p><br></p><p>(58:03) <em>The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny</em> by Kiran Desai</p><p><br></p><p>(58:09) <em>Slags</em> by Emma Jane Unsworth</p><p><br></p><p>(58:40) <em>Transcription </em>by Ben Lerner</p><p><br></p><p>(59:19) <em>The Renovation</em> by Kenan Orhan</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Curious Readers is mixed by the incredibly talented James Whiting @fishislandstudio</p><p><br></p><p>Follow us on Instagram @curiousreaderspodcast for more recommendations in between episodes</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Curious Readers"}