Authors Against Book Bans

Signed.

Sincerely,
An award-winning military history author

It's Banned Books Week, and if you're a Canadian Author and/or Illustrator, check this out:

Tell Congress: No book bans in military schools Schools run by the Department of Defense on military bases have banned hundreds of books and altered curricula that the Trump administration doesn't agree with. Take action.

Looking for a quick action? Add your name to this petition started by the @aclu.org to protest book bans in military schools action.aclu.org/send-message...

It's time for the MA legislature to pass a Freedom to Read bill that protects librarians + educators from harassment; and protects authors, creators, booksellers, + publishers from economic harm due to censorship. I support An Act Regarding Free Expression (H.3594/S.2328).

Share widely. Contact your electeds. Get this legislation over the finish line.

Proud that my group, Livingston Parish Library Alliance, is standing with @authorsabb.bsky.social!

The hardest action to take is often the first one. So this #BannedBooksWeek don't worry about what you do as long as you DO SOMETHING. We'll win this together with millions of little actions building to big changes & millions of people working together & taking care of each other.

1 Person: Connect with someone. You could send a thank you note to a librarian, teacher, or favorite author. You could also connect with someone you know who isn't active in the fight yet. Get some coffee, talk about what you can do together & make a plan that includes how you support each other...

1 Organization: Donate to, volunteer for, sign up to get the newsletter of some organization defending the right to read. Your local library or school board count! Organized, collective action is always more effective than going it alone. And, honestly, a lot more fun!

1. Event: There are hundreds of events all over the country. Readings, read-ins, letter or postcard writing parties, book club panels, & more. A ton of events have already happened but there are plenty more all week so odds are pretty good you can find something...

Hello #BookSky Are you still figuring out what you're doing for #BannedBooksWeek We'll help! Here's a framework for you:
1 Event or
1 Organization or
1 Person
Here's what we mean...

A postcard that says "Authors Against Book Bans, authorsagainstbookbans.com" is held in front of the camera. In the background, an author who's against book bans is filling out postcards at a table full of postcards and writing supplies. The author is wearing a blue shirt with blurry white writing.

Tonight Portland, OR, members of @authorsabb.bsky.social gathered together to write postcards to librarians and school board members as part of Banned Books Week . . . but every week is a good week to take action to protect the freedom to read.

Photo by Makiia Lucier.

C'mon my wonderful nonfiction colleagues. Please join us at @authorsabb.bsky.social and stand up for the right of everyone to read.

You might say "oh, but I write about science/history/culture! I only write true verified things!"

...you think they're not coming for that?!

It's in the bylaws and everything! :)

Black text on a red and black background. It reads "Has your library banned events, displays, talks, or anything else related to banned books week this year? Share your story anonymously." It includes the survey link: https://tinyurl.com/banning-bbw-25

Has your library banned any displays, events, education, talks, or anything else related to Banned Books Week this year? I want to know about it . . . and emphasize you're not alone.

Please take and share this short, anonymous survey.

tinyurl.com/banning-bbw-25

Authors Against Book Bans Our Mission Statement We are Authors Against Book Bans. We, a coalition of writers, illustrators, anthology editors and contributors, and other book creators, stand united against the deeply unconstit...

And learn more about @authorsabb.bsky.social, and how you can help fight censorship, here: www.authorsagainstbookbans.com

Book bans create division and stifle freedom of speech and expression fairbanksdailynews-ak.newsmemory.com?publink=080e...
#BannedBooksWeek #AuthorsAgainstBookBans @authorsabb.bsky.social

Celebrate (and Protect) Your Right to Read Stand up for free speech during Banned Books Week, October 5-11.

Check out this op-ed from leaders of the Colorado chapter of AABB:

Graphic for a Banned Books Week event: "Authors Against Book Illinois Banned Books Week Event Guide! Event name: Books on the Chopping Block. Location: DePaul Theatre School. This event will be held on: 6th October, 2025, 11:30am-1:30pm. Address: DePaul Theatre School Lobby, 2350 N. Racine Ave., Chicago, IL 60614"

Event details: "Books on the Chopping Block is our annual 60-minute performance of dramatic readings of short excerpts taken from [banned] books. City Lit has teamed up with the ALA in celebration of Banned Books Week since 2006, performing at special events, libraries and bookstores in and around Chicago... and virtually this year.​​" Free event. No registration required.

Here's another Chicago event that's happening pretty much now--a performance by @citylittheater.bsky.social featuring excerpts from banned books. There will be multiple performances this week. See a full schedule + reading list here: www.citylit.org/books-on-the... @authorsabb.bsky.social

Graphic for a Banned Books Week event: "Authors Against Book Illinois Banned Books Week Event Guide! Event name: Banned Books Week: Makers Choice. Location: Woodson Regional Library. This event will be held on: 6th October, 2025, 4-5pm. Address: YOUmedia Room, 9525 S. Halsted Street, Chicago, IL 60628."

Event details: "You've got to fight for your right to read! Join us as we celebrate Banned Books Week by creating vision boards, bookmarks, buttons and paint, all in the name of fighting censorship." Event for teens. No registration required.

I'm back with more Banned Books Week events! This one is happening TODAY at Woodson Regional Library in Chicago. Stop by from 4-5pm for a teen-friendly evening of freedom-to-read-themed crafts. @authorsabb.bsky.social

The theme for Banned Books Week 2025, October 5-11, is “Censorship Is So 1984. Read for Your Rights.”
https://bit.ly/2NPHs6y

#CensorshipIsSo1984 ‪@amlibraryassoc.bsky.social‬ @aupresses.bsky.social‬ @authorsabb.bsky.social‬

"Happy" Banned Books Week! I'm doing some interviews, events, and even running a custom D&D one-shot this week to make people aware of the importance of the #FreedomToRead.

For more information you can check out @authorsabb.bsky.social or, if you live in MA massfreedomtoread.org

Tabling at the Student Engagement Center with a table of banned books, postcards, and some readings planned. Will also be asking all the undergrads if they’re registered to vote!

Good morning! I'm writing an essay on what it means to be a writer under an increasingly authoritarian government, while books are being banned at alarming rates, free speech is under attack, and artistic freedom is threatened.

What are you doing for #BannedBooks week?

Good Morning #BookSky What are you doing for #BannedBooks week?

The author sits in a chair, writing a postcard on a clipboard balanced on her knee. There is an anti-censorship poster in the background.

The postcard, which has the Mass Freedom to Read logo and urges the recipient to vote yes on “An Act Regarding Free Expression (H.3594/S.2328)

It's #BannedBooksWeek!
Stopped by Next Chapter books in Quincy to write postcards to my local reps. If you're in town, stop in. They'll have cards all week and cover the postage!
@authorsabb.bsky.social @massaabb.bsky.social

Post by @duckprintspress · 1 poll 💬 0  🔁 1  ❤️ 1 · Today, we take a moment to recognize the beginning of banned books week in the US, which runs from October 5 to 11 2025. In the US in 2024, almost 2,500 different titles were targe…

Today marks the start of Banned Books Week 2025, a time to shine a light on the rising tide of censorship in the US and around the world. ala.org/bbooks has great resources, and authors - check out @authorsabb.bsky.social.

Tumblr poll: How many have you read? www.tumblr.com/duckprintspr...

EveryLibrary Live! Banned Books 2025 Calendar Join EveryLibrary Live! for Banned Books Week Fest 2025, a free online celebration featuring 25+ authors, editors, and advocates in bold conversations about storytelling, censorship, and the freedom…

Our friends @everylibrary.bsky.social have a ton of great events lined up for Banned Books Week next week. Check out their full calendar here:

Sincerely, The Undersigned Authors Against Book Bans American Library Association Annie's Foundation Association of Rural and Small Libraries Bivins Book Publishing Candlewick Press Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Defense of Democracy Everyday Advocacy Florida Freedom to Read Project FReadom Fighters Freedom to Read Project GLAaD Holiday House Independent Book Publishers Association Independent Publishers Caucus Lambda Literary Latinx Kidlit Book Festival Libro.fm Livingston Parish Alliance Military Families for Free Expression Nashville Teacher Residency National Coalition Against Censorship National Education Association Peachtree Publishing Professionals Against Book Bans Red Wine & Blue Sara & Two-C Dogs, Inc School Board Integrity Project Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Students Engaged in Advancing Texas Teaching for Change Texas Freedom to Read Project The Authors Guild Tombolo Books We Need Diverse Books

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Assaults on books and storytellers aim to displace the truth and create a censored accounting of this country. This year's Banned Books Week doesn't commemorate bygone censorship—it spotlights and defends books actively being censored today Together we call for the end to the authoritarian tactic of banning books. We stand in support of the authors whose works have been banned, of the students, families, and all readers whose rights are being taken away when books are censored. We stand in support of libraries and local librarians and educators. We stand together to defend the freedom to read and protect access to diverse histories, stories, and identities, ensuring that all readers everywhere see themselves reflected in literature provided in schools and public libraries. Join Us Message your state and Congressional representatives in support for the right to read. Urge elected leaders to promote legislation that protects books, schools, libraries, and librarians. Speak out on October 11 for Let Freedom Read Day and then continue to speak out. Reach out to any of the organizations named here and see how you can help us fight the good fight.

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Standing together for the freedom to read. All students, all people, deserve and require access to information. Access to books is essential for the free exchange of ideas and for the protection of a healthy democracy. Books hold a pivotal role in our culture—a role that must be projected. During Banned Books Week, we recommit ourselves to fighting censorship and authoritarianism all year round. Today, a well-coordinated network of politically motivated public officials, groups are attacking our fundamental freedoms—including our freedom to read. Thousands of books that predominantly depict people of color and LBGTQ+ people and that discuss sex, gender, sexuality, race, and racism are banned in public schools and libraries across the country. These attacks on school districts and public libraries, educators and librarians, authors and illustrators, and the publishers and booksellers that support them are stripping students, families, and all library patrons of their freedom to read and learn. These efforts upend the lives of students, families, authors, illustrators, educators, and librarians. It leads to erasure from the shelves, harassment from would be censors, denial of access to books, job loss, and financial and emotional distress.

AABB is proud to join this coalition of groups fighting for the freedom to read. Nothing gives us more hope than the understanding that while the fight may be daunting, we are not in it alone. 1/3