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Retired librarian, sometime artist, vegetable gardener, #BannedBookSkyClub instigator

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#BannedBookSkyClub reminder: The December 2025 book is A Wizard of Earthsea (The Books of Earthsea, 1) by Ursula Le Guin. Discussion begin date TBA.

Join us! #AWizardOfEarthsea #BookSky
Photo of book A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula Le Guin.
November 12, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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#BannedBookSkyClub schedule:

November 2025: Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler
December 2025: A Wizard of Earthsea (The Books of Earthsea, 1) by Ursula Le Guin
January 2026: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston.

Link to feed in replies. #BookSky

Please join us.
Photo of the three books listed in the post side by side with a white background.
November 5, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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Wednesday, November 5, 2025, the #BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #ParableOfTheTalents by Octavia Butler begins. I'll start sharing talking points around mid-morning. #BookSky
Photo of book Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler.
November 4, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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The Toni Morrison section of my bookshelf. I've read the first three. The others may be future #BannedBookSkyClub books. #BookSky
Photo of books by Toni Morrison on a bookshelf, including Beloved, The Bluest Eye, Song of Solomon, Sula, and Paradise, with James Baldwin's The Fire Next Time on the far right.
November 4, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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#BannedBookSkyClub announcement!

The January 2026 book will be Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston.

Not to be missed! Join us! Spread the news! Link to feed in replies.

#TheirEyesWereWatchingGod #BookSky
Photo of the book Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston. The cover has an illustration of part of a pear tree with a cabin in the background.
November 2, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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The November 2025 #BannedBookSkyClub book is #ParableOfTheTalents by Octavia Butler.

I will share talking points from November 5th-12th (I'm traveling some after that), but feel free to reply anytime after since discussions never end.

Link to feed in replies. #BookSky
October 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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If you've read 1984 by George Orwell, feel free to join in on the #BannedBookSkyClub discussion going on now. Incredible comments and insights. Check it out. Link to feed here:

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#Read1984 #BookSky
Photo of 75th anniversary paperback edition of 1984.
October 14, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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I didn't plan this, but fortuitously the 2025 Banned Books Week theme is "Censorship is so 1984," and the #BannedBookSkyClub October 2025 book, with discussion beginning October 9th, during Banned Books Week, is (you guessed it) 1984 by George Orwell.

Join us! Link to feed in replies. #BookSky
Photo of the 75th anniversary paperback edition of 1984 by George Orwell.
October 5, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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#BannedBookSkyClub schedule:

September/October 2025: 1984 by George Orwell
November 2025: Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler
December 2025: A Wizard of Earthsea (The Books of Earthsea, 1) by Ursula Le Guin.

Link to feed in replies. #BookSky

Please join us.
Photo of the three books listed in post side by side on a white comforter.
September 7, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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#BannedBookSkyClub announcement!

December 2025: A Wizard of Earthsea (The Books of Earthsea, 1) by Ursula Le Guin.

Thanks to those who replied to my previous post asking for feedback in choosing December's book.

See replies for link to Banned Book Club feed and schedule. #BookSky
Photo of the book A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula Le Guin. The cover has a purple-ish background with an illustration of an owl with wings extended.
September 7, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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Attention: #BannedBookSkyClub

I'm traveling most of September, so our discussion of #1984 by George Orwell will begin Thursday, October 9, 2025. Hope you can join us! #BookSky

Link to feed in replies.
Photo of book 1984 by George Orwell with a red cover that has a large illustrated eye near the center.
September 6, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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Soughdough blueberry pancakes, mostly eaten.
A dinner plate with two mostly eaten blueberry pancakes.
September 5, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Last #PacificOcean at sunset. Off to the airport in the morning.
August 31, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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#PacificOcean at dusk.
Photo of the Pacific Ocean at dusk.
August 30, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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Carpinteria Beach #PacificOcean
August 29, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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Your moment of #PacificOcean
August 28, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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#PacificOcean
Photo of a group of sea lions by the ocean.
August 28, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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A better photo of the Pacific Ocean.
Pacific Ocean with waves and beach.
August 27, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Hello Pacific Ocean.
August 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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#BannedBookSkyClub schedule:

August 2025: The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
September/October 2025: 1984 by George Orwell
November 2025: Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler.

Link to feed in replies. #BookSky

Please join us.
Photo of the three books listed in post side by side on a white comforter.
August 5, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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#BannedBookSkyClub

The August 2025 book is #TheCompletePersepolis by Marjane Satrapi

I'll start posting talking points on Thursday, August 7, 2025 and post more for about 2 weeks.

See replies for link to Banned Book Club feed. Please join us! #BookSky
Photo of the graphic novel The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi with a new introduction by the author. Cover colors are red, black, blue, and white, with an illustration of two women next to an unhappy looking young girl.
July 27, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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Don't forget, the August 2025 #BannedBookSkyClub book is #TheCompletePersepolis by Marjane Satrapi. Discussion begin date TBA.

Right now, July 2025, we're discussing #SongOfSolomon by Toni Morrison. Check out the incredible discussion posts.

See replies for link to feed. Please join us! #BookSky
Photo of the graphic novel The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi with a new introduction by the author. Cover colors are red, black, blue, and white, with an illustration of two women next to an unhappy looking young girl.
July 19, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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I know there are worse things, and it's fixable, but I hate when this happens. #BookSky
Photo of an open paperback book with cracked binding.
July 13, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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July 2025: #BannedBookSkyClub is discussing #SongOfSolomon by Toni Morrison; I'll start sharing talking points on Wednesday, July 9th.

August 2025: #TheCompletePersepolis by Marjane Satrapi.

Join us! Link to Banned Book Club feed in replies. #BookSky
Photo of the two books listed in post side by side on a white comforter.
July 4, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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#BannedBookSkyClub schedule:

July 2025: Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
August 2025: The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
September/October 2025: 1984 by George Orwell
November 2025: Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler.

Link to feed in replies. #BookSky

Please join us.
Photo of books listed in post lined up side by side on a white comforter.
June 30, 2025 at 12:57 PM