In January of 2025, about a month before One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This was set to be published in North America, I received an email from my editor. He said he was worried: we’d gotten no confirmed major media at that point. By this he meant national radio, morning TV, that …
Bookstores and libraries are raising awareness about book bans and the importance of the freedom to read with Banned Books Week (September 18-24, 2022). From Brick and Mortar Books in Redmond, WA: WARNING: THESE BOOKS MAY CHALLENGE YOUR WORLDVIEW ⚠ Banned Books Week starts today (9/18) and runs through 9/24, celebrating the freedom to read …
“An Idaho school board banned 23 books. So a local bookstore gave out copies for free” –npr’s James Dawson on “All Things Considered” NPR’s “All Things Considered” broadcast this story about how Boise’s Rediscovered Books is working to ensure access to books. The store gathered donations to provide free books to the community. They have …
Independent bookstores don’t have the space to carry every title, but they celebrate your freedom to read. This week, many stores created displays to raise awareness of censorship through Banned Books Week (September 23-29, 2018). From University Book Store in Seattle: We’re with the Banned. In celebration and anticipation of 2018’s top 10 banned books, we’re …
