BFG Podcast #124: 'Killers of the Flower Moon,' 'The Fall of the House of Usher,' and Scholastic Book Fair diversity boxes

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Episode notes
This week's BFG podcast starts serious, stays serious, and gets a little less serious by the end, but we cover the cultural waterfront like no one else.Sharyn Vane opens the proceedings by talking about her recent article on Scholastic Publishing's recent decision to segregate various "diverse" titles at book fairs to try and work around conservative state government attempts to restrict access to children's literature. We've covered these attempts in the past, and think they're wrong, but Scholastic has come up with a clumsy workaround. This has appalled writers and publishing professionals and librarians, and Sharyn is on the beat as always.Stephen Garrett stops by to talk about Martin Scorsese's '  ...  Read more
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killers of the flower moonthe fall of the house of usherscholastic