#BannedBooksWeek is underway, and indie booksellers nationwide are posting photos, book picks and opinions on their social media channels. We're sharing a selection of them, including:
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| At Norwich Bookstore | |
Norwich Bookstore, Norwich, Vt.: "It's Banned Books Week! We wish banning books wasn't a thing, but it is and it's getting worse."
Parnassus Books, Nashville, Tenn.: "It's #BannedBooksWeek, and this year it's more crucial than ever to support the freedom to read.... Join Ann [Patchett] in supporting MoveOn's work to combat book bans across the country by getting your very own LeVar Burton Says Read Banned Books T-Shirt! And while you're at it, grab a banned or challenged book you haven't read yet."
Bookstore at Fitger's, Duluth, Minn.: "All of us at Fitger's Bookstore are celebrating Banned Books Week!! Every day of the week will highlight a different bookseller, their bright smiling faces, and their favorite banned books in an effort to stand against the constant challenges and bans on these books by uplifting and championing ones that we enjoy for one reason or another."
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| At Books & Burrow | |
Books & Burrow, Pittsburg, Kan.: "This week is #BannedBooksWeek and I'm featuring some of the Native/Indigenous books that are banned or have been challenged! For more information, please visit the American Indians in Children's Literature blogspot!"
Inklings Bookshop, Lakeland, Fla.: "Caution, Caution. Banned Books have taken over the store! We have pins, stickers, and bookmarks!!!"
Lark & Owl Booksellers, Georgetown, Tex.: "It's the beginning of banned books week! And the magic of being an independent bookstore is knowing we can curate spaces to celebrate voices that are being minimized. We can choose books that amplify the people who don't typically get to be seen in mainstream bookstores."
Source Booksellers, Detroit, Mich.: "We started our day out today celebrating #bannedbooksweek in Colts Country at Detroit's Northwestern High School. We talked about Banned Books and the challenges to Amanda Gorman's The Hill We Climb with the Senior class. Thanks to a generous donation we give each student a copy of the book. We hope the words of book will touch lives of the talented students we meet."
Bookmarx, Springfield, Mo.: "It's Banned Book Week. Did you know that the Library holds a monthly book club at Bookmarx to discuss frequently banned and challenged books? Come discuss these upcoming books."
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| At Wildflower Bookshop | |
Wildflower Bookshop, Grand Rapids, Minn.: "Banned Books Week celebrates the freedom to read and spotlights current and historical attempts to censor libraries and schools."
River Lights Bookstore, Dubuque, Iowa: "Thanks to today's readers for showing their support during banned books week!"
Betty's Books, Webster Groves, Mo.: "What's scarier than banning books?! Our front table celebrates titles that have been banned or challenged, and is (we hope) a step toward resisting this regressive movement."
Baldwin & Company, New Orleans, La.: "Baldwin & Co. Foundation 501c3 nonprofit will host an [Un]ban Book Festival in partnership with @penguinrandomhouse, @nolabookfest, & @willajeanneworleans to give out over 700 books that have been 'banned' for FREE!"
Books Inc., which has 11 stores in the Bay Area, Calif.: "Here at Books Inc. we believe reading allows us to consider a multitude of perspectives, and opens us up to the incredible assortment of thoughts, ideas, and identities that surround us. So read a banned book this week. Support and give love to your community. And remember, the power of literature will prevail."