Congratulations to Boise, ID’s Rediscovered Books for being featured on USA Today! Here’s the opening to the profile: What’s your store’s story? Our woman-owned store is 18 years old, and our mission is to be the “place that books and people meet” in the Treasure Valley. Our curation is diverse and built by our booksellers, which …
From Village Books in Bellingham and Lynden, WA: Awarded annually to coincide with the bookstore’s anniversary of its founding on June 20th, 1980. Recipients of this award are of diverse backgrounds and professions, but each have demonstrated a commitment to engage with the literary community with the intent of giving as much, if not more …
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 …
In late April, CNN aired this piece with Oregon author Melissa Hart about inclusive books and book banning. This week, a lawsuit filed against Barnes & Noble in Virginia Beach, VA made concerns about access to books, freedom to read, and free expression feel even more urgent. Melissa Hart is the author of the middle …
The first week of September, at a school board meeting in Texas, a woman lobbied fiercely to get my one of my novels, Lawn Boy (2017), banned from libraries for content relating to my gay protagonist, and his gay life experiences. My protagonist, Mike, has a sexual experience at a youth group meeting at the age of …
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 …
To celebrate Banned Books Week (September 25- October 1), Auntie’s Bookstore in Spokane posted photos of its staff holding beloved books that have been banned or challenged. The books pictured: Lolita The Catcher in the Rye Catch-22 Animal Farm and 1984 The Kite Runner The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Watchmen Fahrenheit 451 …
If you’re a fan of picture books, here’s an opportunity to own art created by some of today’s most talented illustrators! The American Booksellers for Free Expression (ABFE), a part of the American Booksellers Association, is the bookseller’s voice in the fight against censorship. Booksellers from around the country just attended a national conference, Book …
Terrible things happen every day, among the most terrible the things that human beings do to each other. In Nigeria, Boko Haram separatists have just assaulted a village and left hundreds, perhaps thousands dead. In Florida a man has just thrown his five-year-old daughter off a 65-foot-high bridge, an act so unbelievable and sickening that …
