Why Are People Banning Memoirs? Book Banning in 2026 | Reading Round Table #37

Wherein we have a new member of the reading round table family joining us for the first time. Did you read a banned book to celebrate this year? Have any books been banned in your local area? We wanted to talk about the way that graphic novels are easy targets for banners as well as the rise in banning in the last six years. If you want to look at the stats for banned books week: https://www.ala.org/news/state-americ... If you want to support Nerds for Literacy: https://nerdsforliteracy.com/ If you want to support the Queer Liberation Library or Get a Free E-Card: https://www.queerliberationlibrary.org/ 0:00:00 Intros 0:04:30 The State of Book Banning in 2025-2026 0:07:47 Gretchen - Genderqueer by Maia Kobabe 0:20:24 Taylor - Stuck In the Middle edited by Ariel Schrag 0:35:22 Megan - Weirdo by Tony Weaver Jr. 0:52:33 Michaela - Blankets by Craig Thompson 1:07:14 Outro If you want to help support us: If you haven't yet tried Libro.fm, an audiobook app built to support your local bookstore instead of lining Jeff Bezo's pocket, and want to give Michaela a bit of a kickback, feel free to use her affiliate link! If you use it to buy yourself an audiobook or a monthly membership, she gets a credit as well! https://libro.fm/referral?rf_code=lfm... Michaela also has a Patreon. She edits most joint videos, book clubs, and reading round tables. Help prioritize making videos and putting in her 40 hours. (Plus some exclusive content) Feel free to check:   / piedpipercalls   Want to help create positive social change; check in with some of the issues in our communities here: Indigenous Causes You Should Support: https://mmiwresources.carrd.co/ https://legacyofhope.ca/wherearethech... https://www.irsss.ca/donate Free Palestine: https://free-palestine.carrd.co/ Stop Asian Hate https://linktr.ee/Asiansupport Black Lives Matter https://blmsites.carrd.co/ If you don't know who we are or want to find us elsewhere on the internet, check us out here: Michaela: http://www.thepiedpipercalls.com @piedpipercalls (  / piedpipercalls  ) on Twitter @piedpipercalls (  / piedpipercalls  ) on Instagram [Personal] @betwixt.the.books (  / betwixt.the.books  ) on Instagram [Bookstagram] piedpipercalls (  / piedpipercalls  ) on Twitch Michaela Raschilla (  / michaela-raschilla  ) on Goodreads piedpipercalls on The Story Graph (https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile...) Gretchen: http://adkwriter15.wordpress.com @adkwriter15 (  / adkwriter15  ) on twitter @adkwriter15 (  / adkwriter15  ) on instagram Gretchen Hohmeyer (  / 4897550.gretchen_c_hohmeyer  ) on Goodreads adkwriter15 on The Story Graph (https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile...) For business inquiries and review requests please email us at bibliomancy4beginners@gmail.com