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Today we're celebrating not only Banned Books Week but 150 years of the American Library Association. Happy birthday, ALA! To honor both of these events, we'll discuss one of the important moments in ALA's history, the creation of the Freedom to Read Statement."The people should have the freedom to read and consider a broader range of ideas than those that may be held by any single librarian or publisher or government or church. It is wrong that what one can read should be confined to what another thinks proper."Resources:American Library Association: www.ala.org· 150th Anniversary: For Our Libraries. For 150 Years More. https://ala150.org/ · Banned and Challenged Books: https://www.ala.org/bbooks· Freedom to Read Statement. https://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/freedomreadstatementCredits:Image: Loveis Wise for ALA and Banned Books Week 2026Music licensed through Soundstripe.Code: NOMV665ZYGVVE3KY

Today we go on to Chapter 14 of The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim. This is it, the moment everyone has been dreading. Lotty's husband, Mr. Wilkins, arrives at San Salvatore and soon learns the meaning of the word pericoloso!Literative is now on Patreon! Readers who join for free can access the Literative library of published episodes or use the collections to find your next listen. Our paid subscribers, Friends of the Pod, enjoy early access to all new episodes as well as bonus content, peeks behind the scenes, AND online discussions of everything we read. Get the full story at www.patreon.com/Literative!Resources:Elizabeth von Arnim, The Enchanted April. Project Gutenberg. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16389 Credits:Thumbnail image: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/16389/pg16389-images.html Music licensed through Soundstripe.Code: JSMHMW1KMISL938E

Today we go on to Chapter 13 of The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim. The servants at San Salvatore are bored with their current guests, who seem to have no life in them, but appearances are deceiving! We eavesdrop on the private thoughts of Lady Caroline, Mrs. Fisher, and Rose Arbuthnot to discover how the first few days at San Salvatore have changed their understanding of themselves . . . and of Lotty Wilkins.Literative is now on Patreon! Readers who join for free can access the Literative library of published episodes or use the collections to find your next listen. Our paid subscribers, Friends of the Pod, enjoy early access to all new episodes as well as bonus content, peeks behind the scenes, AND online discussions of everything we read. Get the full story at www.patreon.com/Literative!Resources:Elizabeth von Arnim, The Enchanted April. Project Gutenberg. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16389 Credits:Thumbnail image: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/16389/pg16389-images.htmlMusic licensed through Soundstripe.Code: 4C2A3NFGUQXSTCSO

Today we go on to Chapter 12 of The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim. For the first time, all four women gather for a rather tense meal at San Salvatore, and Mrs. Wilkins makes a startling announcement: she's invited her husband to join them.Literative is now on Patreon! Readers who join for free can access the Literative library of published episodes or use the collections to find your next listen. Our paid subscribers, Friends of the Pod, enjoy early access to all new episodes as well as bonus content, peeks behind the scenes, AND online discussions of everything we read. Get the full story at www.patreon.com/Literative!Resources:Elizabeth von Arnim, The Enchanted April. Project Gutenberg. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16389 Credits:Thumbnail image: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/16389/pg16389-images.htmlMusic licensed through Soundstripe.Code: DAU5OO4H7G5LCQVQ

Today we go on to Chapter 11 of The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim. Rose Arbuthnot is bewildered by the changes that she observes in herself and in Lotty Wilkins. Can the beauty of San Salvatore really be responsible for this transformation?Literative is now on Patreon! Readers who join for free can access the Literative library of published episodes or use the collections to find your next listen. Our paid subscribers, Friends of the Pod, enjoy early access to all new episodes as well as bonus content, peeks behind the scenes, AND online discussions of everything we read. Get the full story at www.patreon.com/Literative!Resources:Elizabeth von Arnim, The Enchanted April. Project Gutenberg. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16389 Credits:Thumbnail image: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/16389/pg16389-images.htmlMusic licensed through Soundstripe.Code: THWXMCOEIPPIWMWZ

Today we go on to Chapter 10 of The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim. Lady Caroline considers what the future might hold for someone who has "wasted so much time being beautiful," and Mrs. Fisher discovers intruders in her inner sanctum.Literative is now on Patreon! Readers who join for free can access the Literative library of published episodes or use the collections to find your next listen. Our paid subscribers, Friends of the Pod, enjoy early access to all new episodes as well as bonus content, peeks behind the scenes, AND online discussions of everything we read. Get the full story at www.patreon.com/Literative!Resources:Elizabeth von Arnim, The Enchanted April. Project Gutenberg. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16389 Credits:Thumbnail image: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/16389/pg16389-images.htmlMusic licensed through Soundstripe.Code: ECA9I02HDG8BX0J6

Today we go on to Chapter 9 of The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim and learn more about the two women Rose and Lotty have invited to share their holiday at San Salvatore. Mrs. Fisher and Lady Caroline Dester arrived early so they could claim the best rooms and finest views for themselves. Each insists she wants only solitude, but what do they really need?Literative is now on Patreon! Readers who join for free can access the Literative library of published episodes or use the collections to find your next listen. Our paid subscribers, Friends of the Pod, enjoy early access to all new episodes as well as bonus content, peeks behind the scenes, AND online discussions of everything we read. Get the full story at www.patreon.com/Literative!Resources:Elizabeth von Arnim, The Enchanted April. Project Gutenberg. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16389 Credits:Thumbnail image: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/16389/pg16389-images.htmlMusic licensed through Soundstripe.Code: OKJFEBPOAVBFSVF8

Today we go on to Chapter 7 of The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim. Mrs. Fisher arrived a day early and has already taken over the management of San Salvatore. Lotty doesn't mind, but Rose refuses to be treated as a guest during the holiday she organized.Literative is now on Patreon! Readers who join for free can access the Literative library of published episodes or use the collections to find your next listen. Our paid subscribers, Friends of the Pod, enjoy early access to all new episodes as well as bonus content, peeks behind the scenes, AND online discussions of everything we read. Get the full story at www.patreon.com/Literative!Resources:Elizabeth von Arnim, The Enchanted April. Project Gutenberg. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16389 Credits:Thumbnail image: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/16389/pg16389-images.htmlMusic licensed through Soundstripe.Code: N5BTZBESSUFPMKUG

Today we go on to Chapter 8 of The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim. Lotty encourages Rose to stop fussing and just enjoy the beauty that surrounds her. Meanwhile, Lady Caroline withdraws from everyone so that she can do something she's never wanted to do before . . . think.Literative is now on Patreon! Readers who join for free can access the Literative library of published episodes or use the collections to find your next listen. Our paid subscribers, Friends of the Pod, enjoy early access to all new episodes as well as bonus content, peeks behind the scenes, AND online discussions of everything we read. Get the full story at www.patreon.com/Literative!Resources:Elizabeth von Arnim, The Enchanted April. Project Gutenberg. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16389 Credits:Thumbnail image: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/16389/pg16389-images.htmlMusic licensed through Soundstripe.Code: RV2T6VTYWNKXCRBY