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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 April 2025: Banned Book Club , Kim Hyun Sook, et al. May 2025: The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, Stephen King June 2025: The Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula Le Guin July 2025: Song of Solomon, Toni Morrison

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@retired-librarian.bsky.social
1 day ago
#BannedBookSkyClub #BookSky Thanks to everyone who participated in the discussion of the graphic novel #BannedBookClub. Feel free to join in the discussion anytime. A huge thank you to co-author @ryanestrada.com for answering questions. Incredibly appreciated! Link to feed (check it out!):
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#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #BannedBookClub by Kim Hyun Sook, Ko Hyung-Ju, & Ryan Estrada #BookSky Is there anything else you'd like to share about the graphic novel Banned Book Club?
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3 days ago
I finished reading #TheGirlWhoLovedTomGordon last night. I'll not say anything about it now but save it for the #BannedBookSkyClub discussion in May 2025. Talking point schedule TBA soon. Please consider joining us! #BookSky

If you're a fan of Stephen King novels or want to read one, the #BannedBookSkyClub is discussing #TheGirlWhoLovedTomGordon in May 2025. See replies for schedule and link to feed. #BookSky

Photo of the paperback book The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King.
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5 days ago
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #BannedBookClub by Kim Hyun Sook, Ko Hyung-Ju, & Ryan Estrada #BookSky Did you find the graphic novel Banned Book Club inspiring? Explain.
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5 days ago
Lots going on. Lots to keep up with. But we can still read and talk about books here on Bluesky. #BannedBookSkyClub #BookSky

#BannedBookSkyClub schedule: April 2025: Banned Book Club by Kim Hyun Sook, et al. May 2025: The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King June 2025: The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin July 2025: Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison Link to feed in replies. #BookSky Please join us.

Photo of the 4 books listed in post side by side on a muted blue and pink floral woven rug.
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7 days ago
The #BannedBookSkyClub has discussed: #TheHouseOnMango Street by Sandra Cisneros #TheFireNextTime by James Baldwin #ParableOfTheSower by Octavia Butler #BannedBookClub by Kim, et al. Check feed for talking points and discussion; join in anytime. Upcoming schedule in replies. #BookSky Feed link:
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10 days ago
If you're not already aware, for April 2025, the #BannedBookSkyClub is reading/discussing the graphic novel #BannedBookClub by Kim, Ko, & @ryanestrada.com who very graciously volunteered to do a Q&A here on Bluesky. Link to Q&A and more information in replies.
Photo of title page of graphic novel Banned Book Club.
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11 days ago
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #BannedBookClub by Kim Hyun Sook, Ko Hyung-Ju, & Ryan Estrada #BookSky What did you learn about authoritarian leaders, such as Chun, from reading the graphic novel Banned Book Club?
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14 days ago
If you're a fan of Stephen King novels or want to read one, the #BannedBookSkyClub is discussing #TheGirlWhoLovedTomGordon in May 2025. See replies for schedule and link to feed. #BookSky
Photo of the paperback book The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King.
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15 days ago
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #BannedBookClub by Kim Hyun Sook, Ko Hyung-Ju, & Ryan Estrada #BookSky Talk about how books have the power to transform individuals and groups as portrayed in the graphic novel Banned Book Club.
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16 days ago
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #BannedBookClub by Kim Hyun Sook, Ko Hyung-Ju, & Ryan Estrada #BookSky What did you learn from the graphic novel Banned Book Club about "the relentless rebellion of reading" (back cover)?
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17 days ago
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #BannedBookClub by Kim Hyun Sook, Ko Hyung-Ju, & Ryan Estrada #BookSky What are some of the key takeaways you got from reading the graphic novel Banned Book Club?
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19 days ago
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #BannedBookClub by Kim Hyun Sook, Ko Hyung-Ju, & Ryan Estrada #BookSky While the book covers very serious topics, were there any parts of the graphic novel Banned Book Club that made you smile or laugh?
Photo of a part of page 25 of the graphic novel Banned Book Club with a book bag and text: "Hey Hyun Sook do you, uh ... do you like books?"
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21 days ago
Reminder: the April 2025 #BannedBookSkyClub book is #BannedBookClub by Kim et al, with co-author @ryanestrada.com answering questions about censorship/book banning. See replies for link to Q&A. May 2025: #TheGirlWhoLovedTomGordon by Stephen King. Join us! Link to feed in replies. #BookSky
Photo of the two books mentioned in post side by side on a muted blue floral woven rug.
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21 days ago
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #BannedBookClub by Kim Hyun Sook, Ko Hyung-Ju, & Ryan Estrada #BookSky Why do you think the graphic novel Banned Book Club is a target of book banners/challengers?
Graphic novel about dictator's book bans in 1980s Korea faces restrictions in 2020s America - The Korea Times

www.koreatimes.co.kr

Graphic novel about dictator's book bans in 1980s Korea faces restrictions in 2020s America - The Korea Times

When the 1980-87 military dictatorship of Chun Doo-hwan controlled access to information by creating lists of banned books, blocking access to foreign news and persecuting suspected dissidents, Korea'...
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@retired-librarian.bsky.social
22 days ago
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #BannedBookClub by Kim Hyun Sook, Ko Hyung-Ju, & Ryan Estrada #BookSky If you were recommending the graphic novel Banned Book Club to someone, what would you say?
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@retired-librarian.bsky.social
23 days ago
#BannedBookSkyClub Q&A with graphic novel #BannedBookClub co-author @ryanestrada.com happening in April 2025. Go to quoted post below to read posts and ask questions about censorship/book bans. #BookSky

Right now, #BannedBookSkyClub is reading and discussing Banned Book Club! You'll see me jumping in to answer questions, so feel free to jump in on the hashtag to share your thoughts or ask me anything! I'll try and get Hyun Sook to chime in too!

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23 days ago
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #BannedBookClub by Kim Hyun Sook, Ko Hyung-Ju, & Ryan Estrada #BookSky Having read how protests unfolded in South Korea in the graphic novel Banned Book Club, have you thought about how far you are willing to go to fend off authoritarianism? Explain.
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24 days ago
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #BannedBookClub by Kim Hyun Sook, Ko Hyung-Ju, & Ryan Estrada #BookSky Were you surprised the graphic novel Banned Book Club is a true story. Were any parts unbelievable to you though true?
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24 days ago
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #BannedBookClub by Kim Hyun Sook, Ko Hyung-Ju, & Ryan Estrada #BookSky In the graphic novel Banned Book Club, do you agree with the student's statement that: "in times like this, no act is apolitical" (p. 23)? Explain.
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25 days ago
If you're interested in censorship/book banning here's your chance to ask author @ryanestrada.com questions. Just reply to the quoted post below. Thank you! #BannedBookSkyClub #BookSky

Right now, #BannedBookSkyClub is reading and discussing Banned Book Club! You'll see me jumping in to answer questions, so feel free to jump in on the hashtag to share your thoughts or ask me anything! I'll try and get Hyun Sook to chime in too!

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#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #BannedBookClub by Kim Hyun Sook, Ko Hyung-Ju, & Ryan Estrada #BookSky What can we learn from South Korea’s experience with book bans in the 1980s as depicted in the graphic novel Banned Book Club?
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#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #BannedBookClub by Kim Hyun Sook, Ko Hyung-Ju, & Ryan Estrada #BookSky Did reading the graphic novel Banned Book Club make you think about what you could do to support libraries and fight bans/challenges?
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25 days ago
#BannedBookSkyClub Join the discussion of the graphic novel #BannedBookClub and talk to the authors! #BookSky

Right now, #BannedBookSkyClub is reading and discussing Banned Book Club! You'll see me jumping in to answer questions, so feel free to jump in on the hashtag to share your thoughts or ask me anything! I'll try and get Hyun Sook to chime in too!

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#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #BannedBookClub by Kim et al. #BookSky I've sent out talking points to get the discussion of Banned Book Club started. I'll send out more periodically throughout April. To join, check the hashtags or pin/like the feed (go to link; click on 3 dots):
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