EveryLibrary Live! Banned Books Week 2024
Join us for over 25 panels with 45+ authors, publishing professionals, and experts on book bans and the First Amendment for "EveryLibrary Live! Banned Books Week 2024", September 22 - 27 online. This will be an extraordinary week of conversations about the joy of writing, the culture of reading, the challenges of censorship in schools and libraries, and the celebration of the freedom to read. Plan now to be a part of this new literary festival where everyone is encouraged to read freely.
We have an exciting lineup of author conversations, panels, and learning events that you can attend online and at your convenience. We will be hosting live broadcasts every day during Banned Books Week 2024 on our Facebook Live or YouTube Live channels. Be a part of each event as it happens, or access the "instant archive" for on-demand viewing. Meet your favorite authors and take the time to learn, listen, and enjoy new ones.
We start our festival of reading on Sunday, September 22 at 12n EDT and run through Friday, September 27 at 8pm EDT. All events are free to attend. Meet and listen to authors like Julia Quinn, Jason Reynolds, Malinda Lo, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Stephen Chbosky, Maia Kobabe, and Paula Poundstone as they share about writing and how libraries matter in their lives. Join the conversation about fighting censorship and supporting the First Amendment with noted experts and organizers like Dr. Emily Knox and Patrick "PC" Sweeney.
This reading festival is free and open to the public.
EveryLibrary Live! Banned Books Week 2024 is supported by the participation of great publishers like Penguin Random House, Simon and Schuster, Hachette, Rowman & Littlefield, Kensington, Candlewick, and Seven Stories Press. Our partner organizations, Authors Against Book Bans (AABB), the Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi), and the We Are Stronger Than Censorship initiative, are powerful advocates for reading. Join your hosts Gigi Howard from the hit podcast Drinks in the Library, Lee Wind from IBPA, Becky Spratford from RA for All, author and ambassador Rex Ogle, and John Chrastka from EveryLibrary for dozens of engaging author conversations.
RSVP now to get the full festival schedule emailed to you, along with reminders every morning. New sessions are still being announced. Sign up now so you won't miss a thing!
Daily Schedule "EveryLibrary Live! Banned Books Week 2024"
(All times Eastern/Pacific | as of September 2 | Subject to Change)
RSVP now to get the full festival schedule emailed to you, along with daily reminders every morning. Each event is broadcast on EveryLibrary's Facebook Live and YouTube Live at the links noted below.
Sunday, September 22 - Schedule
| 12n ET / 9am PT | Keynote Conversation with Dr. Emily Knox on Book Banning in 21st-Century America. |
| 2pm ET / 11am PT | Author Conversation with Malinda Lo, National Book Award Winning author of Last Night at the Telegraph Club, published by Penguin Random House. |
| 5pm ET / 2pm PT | Author Panel with Penguin Random House authors Wright Thompson, The Barn, and Michael Finke, The Art Thief |
| 8pm ET / 5pm PT | In Conversation with author Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah and his editor Naomi Gibbs about collaboration on his award-winning Chain-Gang All-Stars from Penguin Random House. |
Monday, September 23 - Schedule
| 12n ET / 9am PT | "Fight for the First" Panel with Nadine Kalin and Rebekah Modrak, editors of Trouble in Censorville, featuring freedom-to-read advocates Willie Carver, Gavin Downing, and Julie Miller. |
| 2pm ET / 11am PT | Author Panel of IBPA authors hosted by Lee Wind. |
| 5pm ET / 2pm PT | Author Conversation hosted by Becky Spratford from RA for All with Cory Silverberg, Loretta Lopez, & Tim Lockette of Seven Stories Press. |
| 8pm ET / 5pm PT | Join host Gigi Howard from the hit podcast Drinks in the Library for a panel discussion with noted authors from Authors Against Book Bans. |
| 11pm ET / 8pm PT | Becky Spratford hosts a conversation with Kiese Laymon, Simon & Schuster, and Gabino Iglesias, Hachette, about their new books. |
Tuesday, September 24 - Schedule
| 12n ET / 9am PT | Learning Session: First Amendment in Libraries and Schools. |
| 2pm ET / 11am PT | Author Panel with Candlewick authors Frederick Joseph and Jo Knowles. |
| 5pm ET / 2pm PT | Author Panel with Kensington authors Brian Rashad Fuller and Rebecca Graham. |
| 8pm ET / 5pm PT | Gigi Howard from Drinks in the Library hosts an Author Panel with Valerie (V. M.) Burns and Ally Malinenk, published by Kensington. |
| 11pm ET / 8pm PT | Book ban researcher and EveryLibrary Institute Fellow Dr. Tasslyn Magnusson will host a Featured Conversation with Maia Kobabe & Abi Maxwell. |
Wednesday, September 25 - Schedule
| 12n ET / 9am PT | Learning Session: The Five Freedoms. |
| 2pm ET / 11am PT | Keynote Conversation with Julia Quinn, beloved author of the Bridgerton series and EveryLibrary's National Ambassador. |
| 5pm ET / 2pm PT | To Be Announced |
| 8pm ET / 5pm PT | Featured Conversation with long-time library champion Paula Poundstone, author of The Totally Unscientific Study of the Search for Human Happiness. |
| 11pm ET / 8pm PT | "We Are Stronger Than Censorship" Panel of IBPA authors hosted by Lee Wind. |
Stay with us on Wednesday night for a special social media takeover by Julia Quinn. Visit _everylibrary_ on Instagram for an AMA with Julia.
Thursday, September 26 - Schedule
| 12n ET / 9am PT | Learning Session: How to Fight for the First Amendment. |
| 2pm ET / 11am PT | Keynote Conversation with Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell about their groundbreaking Simon & Schuster title, And Tango Makes Three. |
| 5pm ET / 2pm PT | "We Are Stronger Than Censorship" Panel of IBPA authors hosted by Lee Wind. |
| 8pm ET / 5pm PT | Author and Ambassador Rex Ogle hosts an Authors Against Book Bans panel. |
| 11pm ET / 8pm PT | John Chrastka hosts Hachette author Maya Wiley, President and CEO at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, for a Featured Conversation. |
Friday, September 27 - Schedule
| 12n ET / 9am PT | Publishing Industry Keynote with Lisa Lucas. |
| 2pm ET / 11am PT | Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) publishing industry panel with Kevin Tumlinson and Matty Dalrymple. |
| 5pm ET / 2pm PT | Join host Gigi Howard from Drinks in the Library for an Authors Against Book Bans panel. |
| 8pm ET / 5pm PT | Closing Keynote Panel with Jason Reynolds, Laurie Halse Anderson, and Stephen Chbosky, published by Simon & Schuster. |
EveryLibrary Live! Banned Books Week 2024 is sure to be the biggest new literary, library, and reading event of the year. Please RSVP today to meet these wonderful authors and thinkers and help share the joy of reading in every community across America.
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Join us for over 25 panels with 45+ authors, publishing professionals, and experts on book bans and the First Amendment for "EveryLibrary Live! Banned Books Week 2024", September 22 - 27 online. This will be an extraordinary week of conversations about the joy of writing, the culture of reading, the challenges of censorship in schools and libraries, and the celebration of the freedom to read. Plan now to be a part of this new literary festival where everyone is encouraged to read freely.
We have an exciting lineup of author conversations, panels, and learning events that you can attend online and at your convenience. We will be hosting live broadcasts every day during Banned Books Week 2024 on our Facebook Live or YouTube Live channels. Be a part of each event as it happens, or access the "instant archive" for on-demand viewing. Meet your favorite authors and take the time to learn, listen, and enjoy new ones.
We start our festival of reading on Sunday, September 22 at 12n EDT and run through Friday, September 27 at 8pm EDT. All events are free to attend. Meet and listen to authors like Julia Quinn, Jason Reynolds, Malinda Lo, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Stephen Chbosky, Maia Kobabe, and Paula Poundstone as they share about writing and how libraries matter in their lives. Join the conversation about fighting censorship and supporting the First Amendment with noted experts and organizers like Dr. Emily Knox and Patrick "PC" Sweeney.
This reading festival is free and open to the public.
EveryLibrary Live! Banned Books Week 2024 is supported by the participation of great publishers like Penguin Random House, Simon and Schuster, Hachette, Rowman & Littlefield, Kensington, Candlewick, and Seven Stories Press. Our partner organizations, Authors Against Book Bans (AABB), the Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi), and the We Are Stronger Than Censorship initiative, are powerful advocates for reading. Join your hosts Gigi Howard from the hit podcast Drinks in the Library, Lee Wind from IBPA, Becky Spratford from RA for All, author and ambassador Rex Ogle, and John Chrastka from EveryLibrary for dozens of engaging author conversations.
RSVP now to get the full festival schedule emailed to you, along with reminders every morning. New sessions are still being announced. Sign up now so you won't miss a thing!
Daily Schedule "EveryLibrary Live! Banned Books Week 2024"
(All times Eastern/Pacific | as of September 2 | Subject to Change)
RSVP now to get the full festival schedule emailed to you, along with daily reminders every morning. Each event is broadcast on EveryLibrary's Facebook Live and YouTube Live at the links noted below.
Sunday, September 22 - Schedule
| 12n ET / 9am PT | Keynote Conversation with Dr. Emily Knox on Book Banning in 21st-Century America. |
| 2pm ET / 11am PT | Author Conversation with Malinda Lo, National Book Award Winning author of Last Night at the Telegraph Club, published by Penguin Random House. |
| 5pm ET / 2pm PT | Author Panel with Penguin Random House authors Wright Thompson, The Barn, and Michael Finke, The Art Thief |
| 8pm ET / 5pm PT | In Conversation with author Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah and his editor Naomi Gibbs about collaboration on his award-winning Chain-Gang All-Stars from Penguin Random House. |
Monday, September 23 - Schedule
| 12n ET / 9am PT | "Fight for the First" Panel with Nadine Kalin and Rebekah Modrak, editors of Trouble in Censorville, featuring freedom-to-read advocates Willie Carver, Gavin Downing, and Julie Miller. |
| 2pm ET / 11am PT | Author Panel of IBPA authors hosted by Lee Wind. |
| 5pm ET / 2pm PT | Author Conversation hosted by Becky Spratford from RA for All with Cory Silverberg, Loretta Lopez, & Tim Lockette of Seven Stories Press. |
| 8pm ET / 5pm PT | Join host Gigi Howard from the hit podcast Drinks in the Library for a panel discussion with noted authors from Authors Against Book Bans. |
| 11pm ET / 8pm PT | Becky Spratford hosts a conversation with Kiese Laymon, Simon & Schuster, and Gabino Iglesias, Hachette, about their new books. |
Tuesday, September 24 - Schedule
| 12n ET / 9am PT | Learning Session: First Amendment in Libraries and Schools. |
| 2pm ET / 11am PT | Author Panel with Candlewick authors Frederick Joseph and Jo Knowles. |
| 5pm ET / 2pm PT | Author Panel with Kensington authors Brian Rashad Fuller and Rebecca Graham. |
| 8pm ET / 5pm PT | Gigi Howard from Drinks in the Library hosts an Author Panel with Valerie (V. M.) Burns and Ally Malinenk, published by Kensington. |
| 11pm ET / 8pm PT | Book ban researcher and EveryLibrary Institute Fellow Dr. Tasslyn Magnusson will host a Featured Conversation with Maia Kobabe & Abi Maxwell. |
Wednesday, September 25 - Schedule
| 12n ET / 9am PT | Learning Session: The Five Freedoms. |
| 2pm ET / 11am PT | Keynote Conversation with Julia Quinn, beloved author of the Bridgerton series and EveryLibrary's National Ambassador. |
| 5pm ET / 2pm PT | To Be Announced |
| 8pm ET / 5pm PT | Featured Conversation with long-time library champion Paula Poundstone, author of The Totally Unscientific Study of the Search for Human Happiness. |
| 11pm ET / 8pm PT | "We Are Stronger Than Censorship" Panel of IBPA authors hosted by Lee Wind. |
Stay with us on Wednesday night for a special social media takeover by Julia Quinn. Visit _everylibrary_ on Instagram for an AMA with Julia.
Thursday, September 26 - Schedule
| 12n ET / 9am PT | Learning Session: How to Fight for the First Amendment. |
| 2pm ET / 11am PT | Keynote Conversation with Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell about their groundbreaking Simon & Schuster title, And Tango Makes Three. |
| 5pm ET / 2pm PT | "We Are Stronger Than Censorship" Panel of IBPA authors hosted by Lee Wind. |
| 8pm ET / 5pm PT | Author and Ambassador Rex Ogle hosts an Authors Against Book Bans panel. |
| 11pm ET / 8pm PT | John Chrastka hosts Hachette author Maya Wiley, President and CEO at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, for a Featured Conversation. |
Friday, September 27 - Schedule
| 12n ET / 9am PT | Publishing Industry Keynote with Lisa Lucas. |
| 2pm ET / 11am PT | Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) publishing industry panel with Kevin Tumlinson and Matty Dalrymple. |
| 5pm ET / 2pm PT | Join host Gigi Howard from Drinks in the Library for an Authors Against Book Bans panel. |
| 8pm ET / 5pm PT | Closing Keynote Panel with Jason Reynolds, Laurie Halse Anderson, and Stephen Chbosky, published by Simon & Schuster. |
EveryLibrary Live! Banned Books Week 2024 is sure to be the biggest new literary, library, and reading event of the year. Please RSVP today to meet these wonderful authors and thinkers and help share the joy of reading in every community across America.