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Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books: A Novel

Author:
Kirsten Miller
Read by:
January LaVoy
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Ratings
Book
14
Narrator
7
Release Date
June 18, 2024
Duration
10 hours 13 minutes
Summary
“Kirsten Miller has that rare ability to take a serious subject and make it very, very funny. I enjoyed this novel and you will too.”--James Patterson

The provocative and hilarious summer read that will have book lovers cheering and everyone talking! Kirsten Miller, author of The Change, brings us a bracing, wildly entertaining satire about a small Southern town, a pitched battle over banned books, and a little lending library that changes everything.

Beverly Underwood and her arch enemy, Lula Dean, live in the tiny town of Troy, Georgia, where they were born and raised. Now Beverly is on the school board, and Lula has become a local celebrity by embarking on mission to rid the public libraries of all inappropriate books—none of which she’s actually read. To replace the “pornographic” books she’s challenged at the local public library, Lula starts her own lending library in front of her home: a cute wooden hutch with glass doors and neat rows of the worthy literature that she’s sure the town’s readers need.

What Lula doesn’t know is that a local troublemaker has stolen her wholesome books, removed their dust jackets, and restocked Lula’s library with banned books: literary classics, gay romances, Black history, witchy spell books, Judy Blume novels, and more. One by one, neighbors who borrow books from Lula Dean’s library find their lives changed in unexpected ways. Finally, one of Lula Dean’s enemies discovers the library and decides to turn the tables on her, just as Lula and Beverly are running against each other to replace the town’s disgraced mayor.

That’s when all the townspeople who’ve been borrowing from Lula’s library begin to reveal themselves. That's when the showdown that’s been brewing between Beverly and Lula will roil the whole town...and change it forever.
Reviews
Profile Avatar Jean E. Jun 2024

This was one of the best books I have ever read. I love the characters. The narration was fantastic. The issues that are continuing to hurt our world are delivered in a humorous, touching way. I just absolutely loved this book and can not recommend it enough.

Profile Avatar Linda O. Mar 2025

It was an enjoyable story with very pertinent issues, serious and comical too, loved it!

Profile Avatar Lisa S. Feb 2025

So good and timely!

Profile Avatar FAYELLE W. Jan 2025

This book. Wow. Take the sugary sweet of a southern beach read and set it in the present day and turn the characters toward current events, add in every type of character you could think of (young and old) and then have them run the gamut of race and age.The first half of the book is absolutely brilliant, I was beside myself with glee. The next half isn't quite as amazing because it's a little too on the nose about a couple of things, and the purpose of the book was a smidge too glaring, but it was still fantastic. What I love the most is that it's a cornucopia of mostly accurate representations of real people with real feelings and exposes how nuanced everything is in the world. The last third seemed a bit rushed- almost like the editor thought "okay this is getting too long, time to wrap up all these characters" but that's ok.It gets dark in a couple places but with good cause. And there were several times I laughed out loud. I'm REALLY glad I read this. Easy read while touching on realistic topics in a mostly realistic way.

Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books: A Novel

Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books: A Novel

Author: Kirsten Miller
Read by: January LaVoy
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