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unAUTHORized 2023
Banned Books Week is October 1-7
Join Out North, the Alaska Bookmobile, the ACLU of Alaska, and local bookstores in celebrating the freedom to read!
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Participate in unAUTHORized
Book Drive - Donate your favorite books! 
We need your help stocking the bookmobile for Banned Books Week pop-ups! 
Visit a participating bookstore to donate:
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Writer's Block Bookstore and Cafe
3956 Spenard Rd, Anchorage, AK
Black Birch Books
2901 E Bogard Rd #104, Wasilla, AK
Fireside Books
20 S Alaska St, Palmer, AK

Each participating bookstore will have a designated collection bin
Support your local booksellers and buy a book directly from them to donate!

OR
bring a copy of your favorite banned or challenged book to drop off


Read out loud aboard the Banned Bookmobile! 
This October the Alaska Bookmobile is being transformed into a Banned Bookmobile and mobile recording studio in celebration of Banned Books Week 2023! Find us at a pop-up event in Anchorage or the Mat-Su for a live read-out and take home a banned book:

10/4/23 3-7pm @ Black Birch Books (Wasilla)

10/7/23 12-4PM @ Writer’s Block Bookstore (Anchorage)

Hop on board and exercise the freedom to read by recording a passage from your favorite banned or challenged book. Recordings will be played over the radio on KONR-LP 106.1 FM (Out North Radio) and other local stations!​

​LEARN MORE

Book bans and restrictions are on the rise in classrooms and libraries across the country, learn more about books facing challenges: ​
  • The ALA top 13 most challenged books of 2022
  • Challenged Books List - Mat-Su Borough School District
  • Mat-Su Borough School Board Releases Book ListAnchorage Library Advisory Board votes to refer book on teen sexuality to city attorney
  • ​Anchorage School District removes graphic novel memoir ‘Gender Queer’ from circulation
  • 2022 Book Ban Data | Advocacy, Legislation & Issues
  • Unite Against Book Bans
  • Free Downloads | Advocacy, Legislation & Issues​
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unAUTHORized is made possible, in part, by generous support from The Atwood Foundation and listeners like you.

Panel Discussion: Censorship, freedom of expression, and the role of libraries

Panelists: Rachel Nash (Soldotna Public Library), Robin O'Donoghue (Alaska Public Interest Research Group), Indra Arriaga (Green Bee Studios, Alaska Institute for Justice)

Moderator: Erin Willahan (Out North)

Air Date: 9/24/22
2022 Banned Book Recordings  
For even more excerpts from banned and challenged books visit our unAUTHORized 2020 and 2021 libraries.
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Gender Queer: A Memoir. Maia Kobabe. 2019.
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​Read by Sierra Coleman.

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​Better Nate Than Ever. Tim Federle. 2013

​Read by Christian Magee-Knight.

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Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out. Susan Kuklin. 2014

​Read by Sierra.

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Calvin. Vanessa Ford and JR Ford. 2021.

Read by Cassandra DeBaets.

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My Rainbow. Trinity and DeShanna Neil. 2020.

​Read by Scarlett.
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My Rainbow. Trinity and DeShanna Neil. 2020.

​Read by Cassi..

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Lawn Boy. Jonathan Evison. 2018.
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Read by Casey Chanler.
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Téo's Tutu. Maryann Jacob Macias. 2021. 

​Read by Molly Brown.



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His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass. Phillip Pullman. 1995.

Read by Cameron Ebersold.

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Sex is a Funny Word: A Book About Bodies, Feelings, and YOU. Cory Silverberg. 2015.
Read by Sarah Switzer.
Check out unAUTHORized 2020, 2021, and 2022 for more! 

Our Location

Mailing Address:
PO Box 90369
Anchorage, AK 99509-0369

KONR-LP Studio:
3400 Spenard Rd. - St. 10
Anchorage, AK 99503

Out North Theater:
411 D St. 
​Anchorage, AK 99501

[email protected]

About Us

Out North advances contemporary art in Anchorage, supports under-represented voices, and promotes cultural dialogue. We are one of Anchorage's longest operating arts nonprofits. We currently produce pop-up art shows around town and operate KONR-LP 106.1FM "Out North Radio." Out North is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit.

Support Us

Your generous charitable donation helps pay our rent, state & national nonprofit fees, internet costs, equipment storage, web hosting services as well as all bills and fees associated with running KONR-LP 106.1FM, Arts and Community Programming. We can't do it without you. Thank you!
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  • About
    • Contact Us
    • Press
  • Programming
    • Events Calendar
    • Fringe Festival >
      • 2023 Fringe Festival
      • 2022 Fringe Festival
    • Dia de Muertos
    • unAUTHORized >
      • unAUTHORized 2023
      • unAUTHORized 2022
      • unAUTHORized 2021
      • unAUTHORized 2020
    • Mental Health Mosaics >
      • Art >
        • Community Art
        • Mosaics Art Show >
          • Andrea Lee Nelson
          • Aqavzik R
          • Astrid Olson
          • Dagny McHugh
          • Donalen Rojas Bowers
          • Dumile
          • Elizabeth Wulbrecht
          • Graham Dane
          • Holly Mititquq Nordlum
          • Lauren Stanford
          • Laurinda A Weston-O'Brien
          • Sam Jackson & Rebecca Brewer
          • Sean Enfield
        • Workbook
      • People
      • Podcast >
        • Breaking the Silence
        • Colonization & Oppression
        • Diagnosis
        • Emergency Response
        • Houselessness
        • Identity
        • Intergenerational Conversations
        • Suicide
      • Events
    • Cup'ig Gospel Songs
  • KONR-LP 106.1 FM
    • Stream KONR
    • On-Air Schedule
    • Underwriting
    • Host a Show
    • Podcast Studio
  • Donate