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SPECIAL | James Patterson and Mychal Threets discuss book bans, library joy and their love of reading

If you love books, then this episode is for you. Best-selling author James Patterson’s latest book, “<a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2024/04/08/james-patterson-mychal-threets-bookstores-libraries/73185921007/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians</a>” is in many ways a love letter to this cornerstone of education here in America. Joining him is Mychal Threets, a librarian in California whose viral library-focused social media videos have endeared him to thousands of readers across the US.See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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