Oct 9, 2023
On this episode of #velshibannedbookclub, MSNBC host and Citizen board member Ali Velshi speaks with Safran Foer. His book, "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" was banned in public schools for "lewd references." In a world where students hold the Internet in the palm of their hands, Foer finds the ban on his book absurd.
Sep 25, 2023
On this episode of #velshibannedbookclub, MSNBC host and Citizen board member Ali Velshi speaks with David Polonsky, one of the illustrators of "Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic Adaptation." Last week, a teacher in Texas was fired for assigning the book to her 8th grade class. Banning books about the holocaust, and...
Aug 9, 2023
On this episode of #velshibannedbookclub, MSNBC host and Citizen board member Ali Velshi chats with Benjamin Alire Saenz, author of "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe." This book is one of Time Magazine's 100 Best Young Adult Novels Of All Time and has landed on several banned book lists for its...
Jul 31, 2023
MSNBC host and Citizen board member Ali Velshi talks with Maulik Pancholy, whose book, "The Best At It," landed on banned book lists for examining the mental and sexual health of middle schoolers.
Jul 3, 2023
On this episode of #VelshiBannedBookClub, MSNBC host and Citizen board member Ali Velshi invites Art Spiegelman on the show to discuss his Pulitzer-winning graphic novel, "Maus." Spiegelman's father survived the Holocaust and "Maus" is part memoir, part exploration of generational trauma. "How," Velshi asks, "is a...