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Book Riot - The Podcast

Riot New Media Group, Inc

Arts, News Commentary, News, Books, Tv & Film

4.3965 Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

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. Check out Zero to Well-Read! Subscribe to The Book Riot Newsletter for regular updates to get the most out of your reading life. The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The Book Riot Podcast is a proud member of the Airwave Podcast Network. Discussed in this episode: We Need Diverse Books Freewater by Amina Luqman-Dawson This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:31.8

Hello, this is Matt and McKinley from History Dispatches.

0:43.1

We are the father-son duo bringing you the weird, the wild, the wacky, and the craziest tales from across time.

0:45.6

From the Ice Bowl to the Great Heathen Army.

0:47.3

And the head of Oliver Cromwell.

0:49.9

The same head they kept on a pike for three years?

0:52.3

Yep. All here on History Dispatches.

0:54.2

New episodes every weekday. Find out more at History Dispatches. New episodes every weekday.

0:59.1

Find out more at History Dispatches.com or wherever you get your podcast app.

1:05.3

This is the Book Ride Podcast.

1:06.4

I'm Jeff O'Neill.

1:11.6

Today on the show, I have an interview with Danielle Clayton, chair of We Need Diverse Books,

1:17.6

and Caroline Richmond, executive editor of We Need Diverse Books, about the state of book banning,

1:23.8

censorship, and inclusion in the U.S., what's going on, what can be done, how you can support their organization, how you can support your local libraries and schools,

1:33.5

the history of we need diverse books and the push for inclusivity and diversity in books and reading. A really good interview. I've admired what they've been doing really since they got

1:37.7

started more than 10 years ago. So stick around for that on the show today. We'll be back next

1:43.8

week with news and talk, as always.

1:46.5

Go check out Zero to Well Red if you haven't already.

1:49.5

Momentum picking up over there.

1:50.7

You can listen to Hamlet, Never Let Me Go, The Great Gatsby, their eyes were watching God.

1:55.5

A lot of stuff you can pick from over there and stuff's still coming.

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