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Banned Book Club

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#BannedBookSkyClub Pin the feed to your home page to get updates and join the discussion December 2025: A Wizard of Earthsea, Ursula Le Guin January 2026: Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale Hurston February 2026: Paradise, Toni Morrison March 2026: Frankenstein, Mary Shelley

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Retired-Librarian
@retired-librarian.bsky.social
17 minutes ago
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #AWizardOfEarthsea by Ursula Le Guin #BookSky What is your interpretation of the "Balance and the Pattern which the true wizard knows and serves" (p. 6, 2012 ed.)? When do you think Ged became a "true wizard"?
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@retired-librarian.bsky.social
23 minutes ago
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #AWizardOfEarthsea by Ursula Le Guin #BookSky How effective was the first paragraph of A Wizard of Earthsea in setting up the story and making you interested? Explain.
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Retired-Librarian
@retired-librarian.bsky.social
about 3 hours ago
The #BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #AWizardOfEarthsea by Ursula Le Guin has begun. If you've read the book feel free to join in. Link to feed in quoted post below. If you haven't read the book, discussions never end and talking points are always available, so you can join in whenever. #BookSky

#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #AWizardOfEarthsea by Ursula Le Guin #BookSky I've sent out talking points to start the discussion of A Wizard of Earthsea. I'll send out more for about a week or so. To join check the hashtags or pin/like the feed (go to link; click on 3 dots).

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Retired-Librarian
@retired-librarian.bsky.social
about 18 hours ago
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #AWizardOfEarthsea by Ursula Le Guin #BookSky I've sent out talking points to start the discussion of A Wizard of Earthsea. I'll send out more for about a week or so. To join check the hashtags or pin/like the feed (go to link; click on 3 dots).
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@retired-librarian.bsky.social
about 18 hours ago
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #AWizardOfEarthsea by Ursula Le Guin #BookSky If you were recommending the book A Wizard of Earthsea to someone, what would you say? If you wouldn’t recommend it, why not?
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Retired-Librarian
@retired-librarian.bsky.social
about 18 hours ago
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #AWizardOfEarthsea by Ursula Le Guin #BookSky What is it about wizards that bring out the book banners?
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@retired-librarian.bsky.social
about 18 hours ago
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #AWizardOfEarthsea by Ursula Le Guin #BookSky Talk about Ged’s growth from a child to a working wizard. Did he learn from his mistakes? Explain.
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Retired-Librarian
@retired-librarian.bsky.social
about 18 hours ago
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #AWizardOfEarthsea by Ursula Le Guin #BookSky What did you think of Le Guin’s world building in the book A Wizard of Earthsea. Were you able to imagine the various lands and seas? Explain.
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Retired-Librarian
@retired-librarian.bsky.social
about 18 hours ago
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #AWizardOfEarthsea by Ursula Le Guin #BookSky Talk about the significance of names and naming in the book A Wizard of Earthsea.
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Retired-Librarian
@retired-librarian.bsky.social
2 days ago
Do you want to talk about good books instead of incessantly hearing about an awful book? Join the #BannedBookSkyClub Link to feed in quoted post below. #BookSky

#BannedBookSkyClub schedule: December 2025: A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula Le Guin January 2026: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston February 2026: Paradise by Toni Morrison March 2026: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Link to feed in replies. #BookSky Please join us.

Photo of the four books listed in the post on a white cloth background.
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@retired-librarian.bsky.social
3 days ago
I'd gotten away from reading and was having a hard time getting back and then I found the book The Dutch House by Ann Patchett in a neighbor's box of free stuff. It did the trick. Now I run the #BannedBookSkyClub As an aside, if you haven't read her essay My Three Fathers, I recommend it. #BookSky
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Retired-Librarian
@retired-librarian.bsky.social
4 days ago
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion imminent. It's a good book. Join us if you can. #BookSky #AWizardOfEarthsea

The December 2025 #BannedBookSkyClub book is #AWizardOfEarthsea by Ursula Le Guin. I will start sharing talking points Monday, December 8, 2025 (or possibly the night before depending on my schedule). Please join us! Link to feed in replies. #BookSky

Photo of book mentioned in the post. Edition shown has a new afterword from the author.
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@retired-librarian.bsky.social
5 days ago
I've been traveling a lot & not doing a great job of getting the word out for the #BannedBookSkyClub but if you're looking for a flexible book club with a core group of amazing members who post interesting and insightful comments give us a try. Link to feed in replies of quoted post below. #BookSky

#BannedBookSkyClub schedule: December 2025: A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula Le Guin January 2026: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston February 2026: Paradise by Toni Morrison March 2026: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Link to feed in replies. #BookSky Please join us.

Photo of the four books listed in the post on a white cloth background.
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@retired-librarian.bsky.social
8 days ago
Question for #BannedBookSkyClub Would you rather read Sula or Paradise (both by Toni Morrison)? This would be for February 2026. Thank you! #BookSky
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Retired-Librarian
@retired-librarian.bsky.social
14 days ago
I've never read Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and I think it's about time. So, it will likely be the March 2026 #BannedBookSkyClub book, for Women's History Month. And I'm thinking of something by Toni Morrison for February. #BookSky
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@retired-librarian.bsky.social
18 days ago
All y'all who talk about books with me are the best ever. #BannedBookSkyClub
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@retired-librarian.bsky.social
19 days ago
The December 2025 #BannedBookSkyClub book is #AWizardOfEarthsea by Ursula Le Guin. I will start sharing talking points Monday, December 8, 2025 (or possibly the night before depending on my schedule). Please join us! Link to feed in replies. #BookSky
Photo of book mentioned in the post. Edition shown has a new afterword from the author.
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Retired-Librarian
@retired-librarian.bsky.social
26 days ago
#BannedBookSkyClub #BookSky I'm on a road trip tomorrow to visit family and back Monday late. There's talking points out for #ParableOfTheTalents and I'll figure out December's talking points begin date when I get back. Feel free to keep discussing; I'll be in and out but not in while driving 🙂

#BannedBookSkyClub schedule: November 2025: Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler December 2025: A Wizard of Earthsea (The Books of Earthsea, 1) by Ursula Le Guin January 2026: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston. Link to feed in replies. #BookSky Please join us.

Photo of the three books listed in the post side by side with a white background.
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Retired-Librarian
@retired-librarian.bsky.social
26 days ago
#BannedBookSkyClub reminder: The December 2025 book is A Wizard of Earthsea (The Books of Earthsea, 1) by Ursula Le Guin. Discussion begin date TBA. Join us! #AWizardOfEarthsea #BookSky
Photo of book A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula Le Guin.
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@retired-librarian.bsky.social
26 days ago
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #ParableOfTheTalents by Octavia Butler #BookSky Is there anything else you'd like to share about the book Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler?
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@retired-librarian.bsky.social
26 days ago
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #ParableOfTheTalents by Octavia Butler #BookSky Butler planned on more Parable books with proposed titles: Parable of the Trickster, Parable of the Teacher, Parable of Chaos, & Parable of Clay. How do you think the Parable stories would have continued if written?
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@retired-librarian.bsky.social
27 days ago
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #ParableOfTheTalents by Octavia Butler #BookSky In the prologue of the book Parable of the Talents, Larkin calls her mother, Lauren, "misguided." Do you agree? Why or why not?
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@retired-librarian.bsky.social
28 days ago
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #ParableOfTheTalents by Octavia Butler #BookSky What do the Parable books teach us about survival?
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@retired-librarian.bsky.social
29 days ago
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #ParableOfTheTalents by Octavia Butler #BookSky What was your reaction to the Marcus/Lauren/Larkin family dynamic? Would you have forgiven Marcus? Explain.
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