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Publishing Professionals Against Book Bans

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We are Publishing Professionals Against Book Bans, a sibling organization to Authors Against Book Bans. Learn more at publishingprofessionalsagainstbookbans.com.

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And ppsssttt... if you're an author and you love AABB but can't afford to donate, maybe go nudge your editors, agents, publicists, publishers to see if they're following along with @pubprosabb.bsky.social - when we work together, we change worlds.

02.12.2025 22:42 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our December newsletter is in your email inbox now. If you’re a publishing professional, be sure to sign up here to receive that news each month: www.publishingprofessionalsagainstbookbans.com/contact

12.12.2025 18:59 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Defending the freedom to read directly affects our ability to partner effectively with our current and future authors. It affects our ability to have the power to speak. It affects how we walk in the world, how we think, and the conclusions we bring to our work."

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"Additionally, the reward for being allowed to work on these books does not come without risk and we need to own that. We’re in this too. ...

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"And we need to say it and say it loudly, because otherwise it feels as if authors are shouting into the void to the world. ...

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"Being publishing partners also enables us to be more clinical about what we’re seeing in terms of censorship and bans: aka, we truly feel that BIPOC and LGBTQIA communities are being unfairly targeted during these bans. ...

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"As publishing professionals, we are responsible to defend the freedom to read just like authors. Authors can only do so much (and they do a lot) until they need support from their publishing partners, who can say things to each other that authors may not feel safe or comfortable saying. ...

30.10.2025 00:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Meet Tricia Lawrence (she/her), a member of the leadership team of Publishing Professionals Against Book Bans.

30.10.2025 00:02 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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It's not too late to register for tomorrow's town hall, "Book Bans and the Art of Protecting Authors," with guests @angiethomas.bsky.social, Jas Perry, and @philomena.bsky.social!

www.publishingprofessionalsagainstbookbans.com/events

27.10.2025 23:28 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Publishing professionals, it's not too late to register for our townhall, "Book Bans and the Art of Protecting Authors"! Go to our website and register today!
www.publishingprofessionalsagainstbookbans.com/events

24.10.2025 19:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We’re thrilled to announce that on October 28th at 4 PM ET, PPABB will present its first event, "Book Bans and the Art of Protecting Authors" with guests Jas Perry, Angie Thomas, and Philomena Polefrone.

Registration link here: www.publishingprofessionalsagainstbookbans.com/events

16.10.2025 17:26 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

Our esteemed guests include literary agent Jas Perry, bestselling/award-winning author Angie Thomas, and the American Bookseller Association’s Philomena Polefrone. Check out their bios!

We’d love for you to join us. Register in advance for the webinar at this link:

zoom.us/webinar/regi...

14.10.2025 21:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We’re thrilled to announce that on October 28th at 4 PM ET, PPABB will present its first event, a virtual town hall, Book Bans and the Art of Protecting Authors.

zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Our esteemed guests include literary agent Jas Perry, bestselling/award-winning author Angie Thomas, and the American Bookseller Association’s Philomena Polefrone. Their bios follow!

09.10.2025 20:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We’re thrilled to announce that on October 28th at 4 PM ET, PPABB will present its first event, a virtual town hall, Book Bans and the Art of Protecting Authors.

We’d love for you to join us. Register in advance for the webinar at this link:

zoom.us/webinar/regi...

09.10.2025 20:40 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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We’d love for you to join us. Register in advance for the webinar at this link:

zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Our esteemed guests include literary agent Jas Perry, bestselling/award-winning author Angie Thomas, and the American Bookseller Association’s Philomena Polefrone. Their bios follow!

07.10.2025 22:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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We’re thrilled to announce that on October 28th at 4 PM ET, PPABB will present its first event, a virtual town hall, Book Bans and the Art of Protecting Authors. (More in this thread)

We’d love for you to join us. Register in advance for the webinar at this link:

zoom.us/webinar/regi...

07.10.2025 22:35 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Publishing Professionals Against Book Bans is proud to stand with our esteemed colleagues in the defense of the freedom to read!
#BannedBooksWeek
#ReadBannedBooks

03.10.2025 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Publishing Pros Band Together to Root Out Censorship Publishing Professionals Against Book Bans, a new resource-sharing community affiliated with Authors Against Book Bans and geared toward industry insiders, will host its first virtual town hall on Oct...

The fight for expression continues, and we, as a community, must work together.

And we will. Follow along at: @authorsabb.bsky.social @pubprosabb.bsky.social

02.10.2025 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Check out this great article about PUblishing Professionals Against Book Bans in @publisherswkly.bsky.social! Join the fight today!
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

02.10.2025 22:29 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Join the fight against book bans today at www.publishingprofessionalsagainstbookbans.com

25.09.2025 20:08 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Pro-tip from Publishing Professionals Against Book Bans: Be like Lara Starr! Join Publishing Professionals Against Book Bans today at www.publishingprofessionalsagainstbookbans.com

24.09.2025 19:33 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Join the fight to protect books!
www.publishingprofessionalsagainstbookbans.com

16.09.2025 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Join us at www.publishingprofessionalsagainstbookbans.com today!

12.09.2025 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Publishing industry professionals, join the fight against book bans today!
www.publishingprofessionalsagainstbookbans.com

11.09.2025 00:07 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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