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Lit Hub article: https://lithub.com/a-century-of-readi... Books mentioned: Joy Adamson, Born Free (1960) James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time (1963) Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964) S. E. Hinton, The Outsiders (1967) Ezra Jack Keats, The Snowy Day (1962) Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird (1960) Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are (1963) Elie Wiesel, Night (first English translation, 1960) 0:00 intro 1:40 world events 3:15 defining books of the decade 4:01 my reads 15:44 the forgotten classic All videos will be posting at 12 pm EST Dates: June 22, 2026 - 1930s • 1930s - An Absolute Corker! | Reading Thro... June 25, 2026 - 1940s • 1940s - Why Aren't More People Reading and... June 29, 2026 - 1950s • 1950s - A Debut by One of the Greatest Wri... July 2, 2026 -1960s • 1960s - A Completely Forgotten Classic and... July 6, 2026 - 1970s July 9, 2026 - 1980s July 13, 2026 - 1990s July 16, 2026 - 2000s July 20, 2026 - 2010s July 23, 2026 - 2020s Amuse me in my inbox - rachelle.e.swearingen (at) gmail.com Befriend me on Goodreads - / shelly-swearingen Drop by on Instagram - Shellyish
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