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#BannedBookSkyClub Pin the feed to your home page to get updates and join the discussion November 2025: Parable of the Talents, Octavia Butler December 2025: A Wizard of Earthsea, Ursula Le Guin January 2026: Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale Hurston

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Retired-Librarian
@retired-librarian.bsky.social
4 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 πŸ™‚

#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
5 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
@retired-librarian.bsky.social
5 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
5 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
6 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
@retired-librarian.bsky.social
6 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
7 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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@retired-librarian.bsky.social
9 days ago
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #ParableOfTheTalents by Octavia Butler #BookSky What did you think of the "Destiny" of Earthseed? Were you invested in its success, or did it feel peripheral? Explain.
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@retired-librarian.bsky.social
9 days ago
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #ParableOfTheTalents by Octavia Butler #BookSky Which character in the book Parable of the Talents did you most relate to? Why?
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Retired-Librarian
@retired-librarian.bsky.social
10 days ago
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #ParableOfTheTalents by Octavia Butler #BookSky In Parable of the Talents, President Jarret's goal was to make the United States a Christian nation. Do you think this is a realistic goal for the country as it is now? Would someone succeed in doing so? Explain.
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@retired-librarian.bsky.social
11 days ago
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #ParableOfTheTalents by Octavia Butler #BookSky Talk about Butler's strengths as a storyteller. Were you fully engaged with the book from beginning to end? Explain.
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@retired-librarian.bsky.social
11 days ago
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #ParableOfTheTalents by Octavia Butler #BookSky Are there lessons to be learned from the Parable books that we can apply to current times? Explain.
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@retired-librarian.bsky.social
11 days ago
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #ParableOfTheTalents by Octavia Butler #BookSky Do you have a favorite Earthseed verse from Parable of the Talents, or one that speaks to you? Explain.
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@retired-librarian.bsky.social
12 days ago
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #ParableOfTheTalents by Octavia Butler #BookSky I've sent out talking points to start the discussion of Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler. I'll send out more for about a week. To join, check the hashtags or pin/like the feed (go to link; click on 3 dots).
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12 days ago
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #ParableOfTheTalents by Octavia Butler #BookSky Did you find reasons for hope in the book Parable of the Talents that you can apply to current events? Explain.
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@retired-librarian.bsky.social
12 days ago
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #ParableOfTheTalents by Octavia Butler #BookSky Do you consider Earthseed as described in the Parable books a cult? Why or why not?
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@retired-librarian.bsky.social
12 days ago
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #ParableOfTheTalents by Octavia Butler #BookSky Does Parable of the Talents benefit from including other voices besides Lauren’s? Explain.
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@retired-librarian.bsky.social
12 days ago
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #ParableOfTheTalents by Octavia Butler #BookSky Why do you think Parable of the Talents has been banned/challenged?
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@retired-librarian.bsky.social
12 days ago
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #ParableOfTheTalents by Octavia Butler #BookSky People often describe the Parable books as prescient. Do you agree? Can you give specific examples? If you disagree, why?
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@retired-librarian.bsky.social
12 days ago
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #ParableOfTheTalents by Octavia Butler #BookSky If you’ve read Parable of the Sower, how do you think Parable of the Talents compares? Do you think Talents works as a standalone? Explain.
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Retired-Librarian
@retired-librarian.bsky.social
12 days ago
Wednesday, November 5, 2025, the #BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #ParableOfTheTalents by Octavia Butler begins. I'll start sharing talking points around mid-morning. #BookSky
Photo of book Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler.
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@retired-librarian.bsky.social
13 days ago
The Toni Morrison section of my bookshelf. I've read the first three. The others may be future #BannedBookSkyClub books. #BookSky
Photo of books by Toni Morrison on a bookshelf, including Beloved, The Bluest Eye, Song of Solomon, Sula, and Paradise, with James Baldwin's The Fire Next Time on the far right.
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@retired-librarian.bsky.social
13 days ago
We will read banned books until, and after, morale improves. #BannedBookSkyClub #BookSky
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