Meet three authors who wrote some of the most banned books in America
Jodi Picoult, Maia Kobabe and Sandra Cisneros have each written books that have been challenged and banned throughout the country.
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Episode 9, Season 2<br> The Fiery History of Banned Books
Let's explore how the seemingly innocuous book has survived centuries of the ban hammer.| 14:02 -
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We lead you through the dark and twisted world of Uncle Stevie, the King of Horror.| 9:00 -
Episode 7, Season 2<br> War and Peace and Everything Else
In this day and age of publishing, books like War & Peace are something of a relic.| 12:31 -
Episode 32, Season 6<br> Make a Book with Meat (or other atypical materials)
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