We talk about explicit sh*t on this podcast. We got the cute little explicit mark on every episode and everything! You could say we’re pretty knowledgeable about racy stuff in books.
So that means we all three can appreciate the difference between spicy erotic orc dick written by and for mature adults and educational nonfiction material created with young people in mind.
Not everyone can though. This Book Panic has come across our radar enough and affects us just enough that we’re devoting a whole dang episode to it.
Apologies for the lack of smut in this episode. More is coming! We’re calling this our “special episode”
Warnings for this episode include discussions about sexuality shaming, racism, and sexual abuse. Do not feel obligated to listen if you are not in a mental space to do so.
Stuff we reference:
- ALA’s official Censorship Stats: https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/by-the-numbers
- The Texas Scorecard, “New Braunfels Public Libraries Filled with Sexually Explicit Books”: https://texasscorecard.com/local/new-braunfels-public-libraries-filled-with-sexually-explicit-books/
- Texas’s law adoption record of HB 900, which required public school library vendors to rate sexual content in their books: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/Text.aspx?LegSess=88R&Bill=HB900
- The bibliography of book ban expert and cool person, Dr. Emily Knox: https://www.emilyknox.net/books
- A List of Books You Should Consider for the Kiddos in Your Life
- “Rise Up!: How You Can Join the Fight Against White Supremacy” by Crystal Marie Fleming (https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/6543d56a-cce8-445e-8f59-931e31277b25)
- “Unequal: A Story of America” by Michael Eric Dyson and Marc Favreau (https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/ca071f66-4ba1-4bee-9137-7fae78040032)
- “Steal This Country: A Handbook for Resistance, Persistence, and Fixing Almost Everything” by Alexandra Styron (https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/f14ace32-7906-462d-8362-5089cb62f886)
- “You Do You: Figuring Out Your Body, Dating, and Sexuality” by Sarah Mirk (https://www.amazon.com/You-Do-Figuring-Dating-Sexuality/dp/1541540220)
- “Sex Is a Funny Word: A Book about Bodies, Feelings, and You” by Cory Silverberg with Fiona Smyth (Illustrator) (https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/c1aa3ba0-a689-4872-8c36-d94961f60279)
- “Let’s Talk about It: The Teen’s Guide to Sex, Relationships, and Being a Human” by Matthew Nolan and Erika Moen (https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/3284d324-c14d-400d-a3cb-dec5cebbb490)
- “We Can’t Breathe: On Black Lives, White Lies, and the Art of Survival” by Jabari Asim (https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/1cbfd174-01ba-46a7-a529-6dd499dd5b7a)
- “Bodies Are Cool” by Tyler Feder (https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/95d7af88-d3ae-4dab-a97c-b83b1924f623)
- Nostalgic sex ed book both EJ and Stacy read as kids: Where Did I Come From? By Peter Mayle (https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/48945c75-acdd-4a28-a4fd-c58dc86ca3e1)
- The SINGULAR bit of smutty romance we do talk about is A Polar Expedition: and Other Stimulating Research Opportunities by Kass O’Shire https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123280223-a-polar-expedition
Music is called “Undead Bride” by Pagefire https://soundcloud.com/nerdymetalhead202/undead-bride