Checking in with We Need Diverse Books
Book Riot - The Podcast
11/03/25
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Jeff talks to Dhonielle Clayton and Caroline Richmond of We Need Diverse Books about censorship, book bannings, and the ongoing drive to diversify books and reading in the U.S.
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Freewater by Amina Luqman-Dawson
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