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    Banned Book Club | This book has stopped suicides

    enDecember 25, 2023

    About this Episode

    And yet, it's still banned. On this episode of #velshibannedbookclub, MSNBC host and Citizen board member Ali Velshi sits down with Stephen Chbosky, author of the highly popular "The Perks of Being a Wallflower." Chbosky shares stories of how books that deal with tough subjects actually do save lives.

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