Welcome back! In this episode, Brittney and Joshua discuss how to navigate your reading life around problematic authors, offering some helpful tips on mindful reading and countering harmful viewpoints.
This flowchart from the Journal of the American Association of School Libraries online can help navigate books and authors with offensive viewpoints and provide some education as well!
Here are some articles that explain why certain viewpoints from authors and works can be harmful, and how to address that:
The Problem with Problematic YA Authors by Mica Johnson from the Journal of the American Association of School Libraries
How I Learned to Stop Mourning Problematic Authors by Arielle Moscati of Book Riot
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Find us at:
Podcast Website: https://swordsstarships.buzzsprout.com
Instagram: Brittney and Joshua (@swordsnstarships) • Instagram photos and videos
Email: Starships@coosbaylibrary.org
Our Library's Facebook Page: Coos Bay Public Library | Facebook
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