Come join me on Monday, 4/15 at 5pm EST where I'll be chatting all things Subrights! You can register at this link: authorsguild.org/event/agent-ta…

Thank you The Authors Guild for the opportunity! I hope to see you there ✨

Didn't get a chance to send a letter to your US Congressperson about the freedom to read on #RightToReadDay ?

There's still time! We're keeping the form open through the end of the week. Submit your letter here: uniteagainstbookbans.org/right-to-read-… #NationalLibraryWeek #UniteAgainstBookBans

Yesterday I went to an The Authors Guild Zoom on “off the book page” coverage in the US (ie articles or op-eds you can write that mention your book.)
with
robertleebrewer
Betsy Bird
Alyssa Reynoso-Morris. Pre-order Plàtanos Are Love
& Sarah Burnes
Here are their tips...

Moms for Liberty is claiming 'Satanism ideology' is being taught in schools...

bookriot.com/?p=565724

'In the world of storytelling, pacing is akin to the heartbeat of your narrative.'

An excellent resource on incorporating cinematic storytelling into your prose.

bit.ly/3U6swCq

🗳️ It's #TakeActionForLibraries Day! Take action today—register to vote.

Your vote matters in the fight against book bans. Make sure you're prepared to defend the right to read in ALL elections by checking your registration status: uniteagainstbookbans.org/vote/ #UniteAgainstBookBans

Please join us in honoring Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) at the 32nd Annual Authors Guild Foundation Gala! She will receive the Foundation's Baldacci Award for Literary Activism. Richardson will be introduced by Ken Burns.

For more information about the gala, visit: bit.ly/4aRV7B7

The Brooklyn Public Library and the Seattle Public Library have released a joint report, 'In Their Own Words: Youth Voices on Books Unbanned,' documenting responses from library patrons ages 13-26 who participated in the libraries' Books Unbanned program. pwne.ws/4aA95Yr

Well deserved and congratulations Dr. Richardson!

We strongly condemn the harassment and death threats that have targeted the owners of Liberation Station, the first Black-owned children’s bookstore in Raleigh, North Carolina.

authorsguild.org/news/ag-stands…

.UniteAgainstBookBans added 100 new book résumés to their collection on #RightToReadDay .
Check out this great free resource to help librarians, parents, & other advocates defend books from bans.
bookresumes.uniteagainstbookbans.org
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#UniteAgainstBookBans

Now if you could choose one person in the US to introduce, who would it be? And at the The Authors Guild annual gala at that. So honored to present Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) with the annual Baldacci Award for Literary Activism.

Wow! Congratulations Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR)!!

Please join us in honoring Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) at the 32nd Annual Authors Guild Foundation Gala! She will receive the Foundation's Baldacci Award for Literary Activism. Richardson will be introduced by Ken Burns.

For more information about the gala, visit: bit.ly/4aRV7B7

'Reader and writer, therapist and client, come together to conjure something in a mysterious symbiosis.'

Author Emily Howes on the therapeutic parity between reading and writing.

bit.ly/3vB4UfU

It's National Library Workers Day.

Take 5 mins today to thank a library worker. With the current climate of censorship, they're dealing w/unprecedented harassment & threats. Let them know you value them & all they do for the community. #NationalLibraryWeek #UniteAgainstBookBans

In the age of AI, protecting creative rights is more important than ever. The Generative AI Copyright Disclosure Act by Adam Schiff is a critical step forward, and we proudly support it.

drive.google.com/file/d/1oaqqqO…

'Since the spring of 2021, book banning has been legion across the U.S. It first began quietly, single book by single book. As we enter 2024, it’s been not book by book but shelf by shelf and law by law.'

bit.ly/3TOGNCq

Join Authors Guild General Counsel Cheryl Davis and other advocates from UniteAgainstBookBans for a legislative update on Right to Read bills, legislative efforts to criminalize librarians and educators, age verification laws, and more.

Register FREE: bit.ly/3xiJuV6

Happy National Library Workers Day! A huge shoutout to all the hard-working, dedicated, and often underpaid library professionals who keep our libraries thriving, especially during these challenging times. Thank you for all that you do!
#NLWD24
#NationalLibraryWeek