Banned Books 01: The Hate U Give in the USA

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas was inspired by the black lives matter movement and explores police brutality — so why is it being taken off library shelves in the US? Banned Books is a new series that looks at what's driving book bans worldwide.   The series begins in America where books about race and racism have become a lightning rod for censorship in public libraries and state schools Guests:  Angie Thomas, author of The Hate U Give (original 2017 interview) Kasey Meehan, program director for Freedom to Read, PEN America Tracie D Hall, former executive director of the American Library Association Maxine Beneba Clarke, Australian memoirist, poet, children's book author. Her poem There's a Shelf in the Library is in her latest poetry collection It's the Sound of the Thing.