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Guest host <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/599484393/ayesha-rascoe">Ayesha Rascoe</a> is joined by NPR senior editor <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/7535832/barrie-hardymon">Barrie Hardymon</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/biTRACIal?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">Traci Thomas</a>, host of <em>The Stacks</em> podcast, to talk about banned books. They talk about why it's important for kids to discover books freely, even if that means starting a hard conversation with them. They...

Guest host Ayesha Rascoe is joined by NPR senior editor Barrie Hardymon and Traci Thomas, host of The Stacks podcast, to talk about banned books. They talk about why it's important for kids to discover books freely, even if that means starting a hard conversation with them. They also discuss their favorite — and least favorite — books that often show up on banned book lists.

United States Artists, a Chicago-based arts funding organization, announced that six writers are included in this year's slate of 63 USA Fellows, each of whom is receiving an unrestricted $50,000 award.

The honors, which recognize outstanding creative achievements and support future artistic endeavors, will award artists $50,000 each.

The writer offers a list of things you can do to honor his birthday and, more importantly, to celebrate 'community and discovery as physical acts, not just concepts'