Banned Book Club
Racial Justice and True Accotink Colors host a monthly Banned Book Club. It meets via Zoom at 7pm on the second Tuesday of every month. Visit the event calendar to find out about our next discussion.
You don’t have to be a member of AUUC to participate. We welcome friends, family, members of other UU congregations, and also those in the community at large.
At each meeting, we discuss the month’s book and the reasons for its banning. We also discuss ways to fight book banning. You can join us whether or not you’ve read the book.
Contact us (or email Mary K.) for more information including the Zoom link and to be added to the Banned Book Club mailing list.
2024-2025 Schedule
| Date | Titles & Authors |
| July 9, 2024 | Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher |
| August 13, 2024 | Sold by Patricia McCormick |
| September 10, 2024 | Looking for Alaska by John Green |
| October 8, 2024 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky |
| November 12, 2024 | The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood |
| December 10, 2024 | Tricks by Ellen Hopkins |
| January 14, 2025 | Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury |
| February 11, 2025 | Black Voices from Prison by Etheridge Knight |
| March 11, 2025 | Almost Perfect by Brian Katcher |
| April 8, 2025 | I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou |
| May 13, 2025 | They Called Us Enemy by George Takei |
| June 10, 2025 | The Breakaways by Cathy G. Johnson |
Past Discussions: 2023-2024
| Date | Titles & Authors |
| July 11, 2023 | Nappy Hair by Carolivia Herron Antiracist Baby by Ibram X. Kendi Something Happened in Our Town: A Child’s Story About Racial Injustice by Marianne Celano |
| August 8, 2023 | Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison |
| September 12, 2023 | Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Perez |
| October 10, 2023 | The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie |
| November 14, 2023 | This Book is Gay by Juno Dawson |
| December 12, 2023 | Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews |
| January 9, 2024 | Maus by Art Spiegelman |
| February 13, 2024 | Beloved by Toni Morrison |
| March 12, 2024 | Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo |
| April 9, 2024 | The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story by Nikole Hannah-Jones and the New York Times Magazine |
| May 14, 2024 | New Kid by Jerry Craft |
| June 11, 2024 | Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin |
Past Discussions: 2022-2023
| Date | Titles & Authors |
| August 9, 2022 | All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely |
| September 13, 2022 | Beyond Magenta by Susan Kuklin |
| October 11, 2022 | All Boys Aren’t Blue by George Johnson |
| November 8, 2022 | Melissa by Alex Gino |
| December 13, 2022 | The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison |
| January 10, 2023 | The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas |
| February 14, 2023 | Stamped: Racism, Anti-Racism, and You by Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds |
| March 14, 2023 | Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe |
| April 11, 20234 | Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates |
| May 9, 2023 | Banned Book Club by Kim Hyun Sook |
| June 13, 2023 | Heather Has Two Mommies by Lesléa Newman This Day in June by Gayle E. Pitman A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo by Jill Twiss |
We welcome anyone to facilitate discussion of a particular book; just let Mary K & Kate M know ahead of time. We also welcome suggestions of challenged and/or banned books to read in the future!