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American Booksellers for Free Expression (ABFE)

@abfefreeexpression.bsky.social

ABFE is the free expression initiative of the American Booksellers Association.

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Philip S Turner@pstnyc.bsky.social · last yr.

Via @shelf-awareness.com's Alex Mutter—it's so worrying that booksellers have to deal w/harassment from bad actors, but grateful that @abfefreeexpression.bsky.social's Philomena Polefrone is helping them deal with such abuse. #FreedomToRead www.shelf-awareness.com/theshelf/202...

ABFE's Philomena Polefrone Discusses Attacks on Bookstores

"When I started doing this work, I don't think I realized how consistently we'd be dealing with issues like this," said Philomena

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@tloeblookout.bsky.social · last yr.

There are so many amazing #BlackOwnedBookstores around the nation, curated so well, esp support them as Black history is eradicated from schools. Few more I love are #UncleBobbies (Philly), #LitBar (Bronx), & #OctaviasBookshelf (Pasadena). Please add your faves as well! #IndieBookstoreDay

PEN America@penamerica.bsky.social · last yr.

Black-owned bookstores are spaces not just for books but for promoting and reclaiming culture and community. We talked to the owners of some of our favorite bookstores across the country. Hear their stories, and if one is near you, go check them out this #IndieBookstoreDay: pen.org/black-owned-...

People's Book@peoplesbooktakoma.com · last yr.

Yesterday, Am*zon announced their annual sale that conveniently overlaps with Independent Bookstore Day (IBD). IBD is more than a discount. It’s about discovery, connection & PEOPLE. Algorithms don’t throw parties. Indies do. Join the #DCBookCrawl on 4/26! See what's in store at People's Book!

Post about your crawl with #dcbookcrawl and enter to win a raffle for $50!DC bookstore crawl map. Visit six stores or more and get a prize at your final stop!Exclusive merch! Banned Book Bingo! Music at 10am. Kids graphic novel talk and raffle at 3pm. Free ARC with purchase. Free wine 5-8pm.
Ashley Stewart 📖💖🗳️✨@ashcstew.bsky.social · last yr.

📢 Upcoming training session: "Speak Out For Books! Testifying to State Legislative Committees" featuring @penamerica.bsky.social, @everylibrary.bsky.social, and @abfefreeexpression.bsky.social! pen.org/event/speak-...

Speak Out For Books! Testifying to State Legislative Committees - PEN America

This webinar will go over the basics of book ban-related bills, speaking to legislative committees, and how to strategize comments to effectively get their message across.

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NorthSouth Books@northsouthbooks.bsky.social · last yr.

We proudly join with @abfefreeexpression.bsky.social to stand against this executive order and the impact it will have on #FreedomtoRead.

Authors Against Book Bans@authorsabb.bsky.social · last yr.

AABB stands with our trans members, friends, colleagues, heroes, and the countless trans Americans who will be affected by this needlessly cruel Executive Order from the Trump Administration. We are proud to do so alongside so many of our comrades in the fight against book bans.

Statement on the Trump administration's january 20,2025 EO Targeting Transgender, Intersex, Nonbinary and Gender Non Conforming Americans On January 20, the White House issued an executive order stating that the United States government will only recognize two sexes, male and female, as defined “at conception.” The ripple effect of this order will undoubtedly affect public schools, public libraries, and the literature that is shelved in both. Among the many harms it causes, the order targeting transgender, intersex, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming Americans threatens unconstitutional censorship that could have a grave impact on literature for years to come. In dismissing trans, intersex, and nonbinary identities, the order blacklists LGBTQIA+ literature and invites the government to dictate the perspectives, beliefs, and identities that can exist in public forums receiving federal funding, amounting to financial coercion through the arbitrary withholding of funds. This censorship may begin with LGBTQIA+ perspectives, but it will not end there: allowing the government to censor one group erodes the First Amendment rights of all Americans, creating a precedent for silencing dissenting voices.
Let Utah Read@letutahread.bsky.social · 2y ago

New blog post: Book Banning is not a Hoax… In Utah, it’s a Crisis! letutahread.org/blog/bookban... @everylibrary.bsky.social @aabbri.bsky.social @penamerica.bsky.social @utaheducationassoc.bsky.social @authorsguild.bsky.social @elanakarnold.bsky.social @abfefreeexpression.bsky.social

Book Banning is Not a Hoax… In Utah, it’s a Crisis! — LET UTAH READ

This week: More book bans in Utah. Students prohibited from bringing their own books to school. Trump administration declares book bans “a hoax”

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We Need Diverse Books@weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social · 2y ago

To learn more about book bans, follow: American Library Association, Unite Against Book Bans, Authors Against Book Bans, EveryLibrary, National Coalition Against Censorship, The Author’s Guild, Florida Freedom to Read Project, Texas Freedom to Read Project, American Booksellers for Free Expression.

A gold, beige, orange, and pinked colored graphic, designed to look like a white memo is taped to the background. The title text reads as follows: “To learn more about the fight against book bans, follow:” and beneath is a list of organizations. From top to lop, the list of organizations reads as follows: “American Library Association, Unite Against Book Bans, Authors Against Book Bans, EveryLibrary, National Coalition Against Censorship, The Author’s Guild, Florida Freedom to Read Project, Texas Freedom to Read Project, and American Booksellers for Free Expression.
East Bay Booksellers@ebbooksellers.bsky.social · 2y ago

Here in the Bay Area many feel largely (if not entirely) insulated from the concerns surrounding banned books. It's often either an abstract problem or elsewhere. But here's the thing: the ubiquity of Amazon, & their increasingly full-throated support of the GOP, brings it v. close to home. (1/2)

East Bay Booksellers@ebbooksellers.bsky.social · 2y ago

When a hoax calls something else a hoax, it's nearly always merited to call bullshit. www.shelf-awareness.com/theshelf/202...