Original music inspired by Maus by Art Spiegelman | JAN 11 | Town Hall Seattle

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“Full of hard-earned humor and pathos, Maus takes your breath away with its stunning visual style, reminding us that while we can never forget the Holocaust, we may need new ways to remember.” —Kirkus “Some works of art change their medium forever, and this graphic memoir is a sterling example of a book that upended […]

Original music inspired by various banned picture books | FEB 8 | Hugo House

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A favorite target of would-be censors nationwide—even the ever-charming Where’s Waldo? was one of the ALA’s 100 most challenged books of the 90s— picture books like And Tango Makes Three and They Call us Enemy introduce ideas about tolerance, self-expression, and difference with simple language and exuberant illustration. Circle up for uncensored story time! Get […]

Original music inspired by Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury | Mar 8 | Hugo House

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Could we have had a Banned Books Season without one of the most famous books about burning books? We think not. This classic book about censorship has been banned throughout the years for a variety of reasons, mostly because of “dirty talk”. We are ready to light some inspirational fires through song for all of […]

Original music inspired by The Devil’s Highway by Luis Alberto Urrea | APR 12 | Hugo House

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Informed by years of research and banned in Arizona upon publication, Luis Alberto Urrea’s The Devil’s Highway paints a harrowing portrait of America’s boiling border deserts and the determined migrants who attempt the crossing. So effective was Urrea’s research, in fact, that it became the first book banned in Arizona for being “satanic” and “un-American.” […]

Original music inspired by Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds | MAY 10 | Hugo House

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Perhaps no single author has generated more controversy in recent years than Ibram X. Kendi, whose Stamped from the Beginning—published in versions for both adults and youth—outlines the history of racist ideas in America with devastating clarity. In 2020, Stamped itself was stamped as the second-most challenged book in America. “… engrossing and relentless… The […]

Original music inspired by Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe and Sex is a Funny Word by by Cory Silverberg and Fiona Smyth | JUNE 14 | Town Hall Seattle

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We’ve got your summer soundtrack covered! Celebrating two of the most challenged books in America, Bushwick goes big in June with a kaleidoscopic double-bill about love and self-discovery. Gender Queer is the reigning banned book champ, sitting atop ALA’s list of most challenged books in 2023. Sex is a Funny Word has been banned and […]

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