ðə bˈʊk bˈɜːnɪŋz wɜːɹ ɪnˈɪʃɪˌeɪɾᵻd ænd hˈoʊstᵻd baɪ ðə nˈæʃənəlˌɪst dʒˈɜːmən stˈuːdənt ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən, ðˈʌs stˈiːlɪŋ ɐ mˈɑːɹtʃ ɔnðə nˈæʃənəl sˈoʊʃəlˌɪst dʒˈɜːmən stˈuːdənts lˈiːɡ.
The book burnings were initiated and hosted by the nationalist German Student Association, thus stealing a march on the National Socialist German Students' League.