EveryLibrary Live! Banned Books Week Fest 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 Fest 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, Kasey Meehan, and Cameron Samuelson.
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), We Believe and PEN America, 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. Sign up now so you won't miss a thing!
You can find all the events live or on-demand at EveryLibrary's Facebook page facebook.com/everylibrary or on our YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/@everylibrary385
Daily Schedule "EveryLibrary Live! Banned Books Week Fest 2024"
(All times Eastern/Pacific | as of September 21 | 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. Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/708678901458210/ Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzKaTM4Zxpg |
| 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. Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/868653548198703 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe2B5dxyGDY |
| 5pm ET / 2pm PT | Author Panel with Penguin Random House authors Wright Thompson, The Barn, and Michael Finke, The Art Thief Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1338251904221358 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjG-e_FYwqU |
| 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. Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1253081212539880 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CriYWzSlALQ |
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. Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1229890725031977 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMLY6YpBHSY |
| 2pm ET / 11am PT | We Are Stronger Than Censorship panel with Phillip D. Cortez, Sheila Modir, and Jeff Kashou hosted by IBPA's Lee Wind. Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/3823623011289872 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbJYE9NdpJU |
| 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. Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/435983988971231 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqOw2OhLq7U |
| 8pm ET / 5pm PT | Join host Gigi Howard from the hit podcast Drinks in the Library for a panel discussion with noted authors Shana Youngdahl, Michael Leali, and Marc Tyler Nobleman from Authors Against Book Bans. Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1252021852887867 Watch on YouYube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV-G8oAzYgo |
| 11pm ET / 8pm PT |
Becky Spratford hosts a conversation with Kiese Laymon, Simon & Schuster, and Gabino Iglesias, Hachette, about their new books. Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/391873153749602 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OpzeepJ_Vo |
Tuesday, September 24 - Schedule
| 12n ET / 9am PT | In Conversation with Kasey Meehan, PEN America's Freedom to Read Program Director, about their preliminary school book bans report for the 2023-2024 school year. Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/7436883676415319 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gKxYWWSwho |
| 2pm ET / 11am PT | Author Panel with Candlewick authors Frederick Joseph and Jo Knowles. Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/535824128830604 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nx8-XBPy-pg |
| 5pm ET / 2pm PT | Becky Spratford from 'RA for All' talks with Kensington authors Brian Rashad Fuller and Rebecca Graham. Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/437703172055715 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vHZ5EwFLmQ |
| 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. Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/4334224496803822 Watch onYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCFsb5UDEcA |
| 11pm ET / 8pm PT | Book ban researcher and EveryLibrary Institute Fellow Dr. Tasslyn Magnusson will host a Featured Conversation with Maia Kobabe & Abi Maxwell. Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1222416395565633 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KptnH16KXOc |
Wednesday, September 25 - Schedule
| 2pm ET / 11am PT | Keynote Conversation with Julia Quinn, beloved author of the Bridgerton series and EveryLibrary's National Ambassador. Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/542924954965489 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX_bvg2QuQQ |
| 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. Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1781598595709742 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjQDID-9qiE |
| 9pm ET / 6pm PT |
Social media takeover by Julia Quinn. Visit @_everylibrary_ on Instagram for an AMA with @JuliaQuinnAuthor. |
| 11pm ET / 8pm PT | "We Are Stronger Than Censorship" Panel 2 with Kyle Lukoff and Lynn Curlee, hosted by IBPA's Lee Wind. Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/497033959760850 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6YSjOU66ww |
Thursday, September 26 - Schedule
| 12n ET / 9am PT | In Conversation with Cameron Samuelson and Stacy Ann Sipes about the "This School Year Will be Different" campaign from We Believe in Education, EveryLibrary, and PEN America. Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/418456861264040 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0dtLraafqc |
| 2pm ET / 11am PT | Keynote Conversation with Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell about their groundbreaking Simon & Schuster title, And Tango Makes Three. Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/8339063132854758 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JncCWewo5Mg |
| 5pm ET / 2pm PT | "We Are Stronger Than Censorship" Panel 3 featuring Marilyn Nelson and Heather E. Schwartz with IBPA's Lee Wind. Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/867975161964639 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKhvZzdr_R0 |
| 8pm ET / 5pm PT | Author and Ambassador Rex Ogle hosts an Authors Against Book Bans discussion with Veera Hiranandani, Ryan Estrada, and Alex Schumacher. Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/698012922547481 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U77cfBbeagE |
| 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. Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1202367601098073 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItxyqIxt5hM |
Friday, September 27 - Schedule
| 12n ET / 9am PT | Publishing Industry Keynote with Lisa Lucas. Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1243689433641971 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhMlEqjHulw |
| 2pm ET / 11am PT |
Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) publishing industry panel with Kevin Tumlinson and Matty Dalrymple. Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1044337670752038 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TctMtEAoG7k |
| 5pm ET / 2pm PT | Join host Gigi Howard from Drinks in the Library for an Authors Against Book Bans panel with Kayla Cagan, Ann Angel, and Laura Gao. Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/547098180993252 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZSZuzQLhG8 |
| 8pm ET / 5pm PT | Closing Keynote Panel with Jason Reynolds, Laurie Halse Anderson, and Stephen Chbosky, published by Simon & Schuster. Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1075492893919909 Watch on Youube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdezHZQmY7Q |
You can find all the events live or on-demand at EveryLibrary's Facebook page facebook.com/everylibrary or on our YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/@everylibrary385
EveryLibrary Live! Banned Books Week Fest 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 Fest 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, Kasey Meehan, and Cameron Samuelson.
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), We Believe and PEN America, 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. Sign up now so you won't miss a thing!
You can find all the events live or on-demand at EveryLibrary's Facebook page facebook.com/everylibrary or on our YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/@everylibrary385
Daily Schedule "EveryLibrary Live! Banned Books Week Fest 2024"
(All times Eastern/Pacific | as of September 21 | 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. Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/708678901458210/ Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzKaTM4Zxpg |
| 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. Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/868653548198703 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe2B5dxyGDY |
| 5pm ET / 2pm PT | Author Panel with Penguin Random House authors Wright Thompson, The Barn, and Michael Finke, The Art Thief Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1338251904221358 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjG-e_FYwqU |
| 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. Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1253081212539880 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CriYWzSlALQ |
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. Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1229890725031977 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMLY6YpBHSY |
| 2pm ET / 11am PT | We Are Stronger Than Censorship panel with Phillip D. Cortez, Sheila Modir, and Jeff Kashou hosted by IBPA's Lee Wind. Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/3823623011289872 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbJYE9NdpJU |
| 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. Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/435983988971231 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqOw2OhLq7U |
| 8pm ET / 5pm PT | Join host Gigi Howard from the hit podcast Drinks in the Library for a panel discussion with noted authors Shana Youngdahl, Michael Leali, and Marc Tyler Nobleman from Authors Against Book Bans. Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1252021852887867 Watch on YouYube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV-G8oAzYgo |
| 11pm ET / 8pm PT |
Becky Spratford hosts a conversation with Kiese Laymon, Simon & Schuster, and Gabino Iglesias, Hachette, about their new books. Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/391873153749602 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OpzeepJ_Vo |
Tuesday, September 24 - Schedule
| 12n ET / 9am PT | In Conversation with Kasey Meehan, PEN America's Freedom to Read Program Director, about their preliminary school book bans report for the 2023-2024 school year. Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/7436883676415319 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gKxYWWSwho |
| 2pm ET / 11am PT | Author Panel with Candlewick authors Frederick Joseph and Jo Knowles. Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/535824128830604 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nx8-XBPy-pg |
| 5pm ET / 2pm PT | Becky Spratford from 'RA for All' talks with Kensington authors Brian Rashad Fuller and Rebecca Graham. Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/437703172055715 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vHZ5EwFLmQ |
| 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. Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/4334224496803822 Watch onYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCFsb5UDEcA |
| 11pm ET / 8pm PT | Book ban researcher and EveryLibrary Institute Fellow Dr. Tasslyn Magnusson will host a Featured Conversation with Maia Kobabe & Abi Maxwell. Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1222416395565633 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KptnH16KXOc |
Wednesday, September 25 - Schedule
| 2pm ET / 11am PT | Keynote Conversation with Julia Quinn, beloved author of the Bridgerton series and EveryLibrary's National Ambassador. Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/542924954965489 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX_bvg2QuQQ |
| 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. Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1781598595709742 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjQDID-9qiE |
| 9pm ET / 6pm PT |
Social media takeover by Julia Quinn. Visit @_everylibrary_ on Instagram for an AMA with @JuliaQuinnAuthor. |
| 11pm ET / 8pm PT | "We Are Stronger Than Censorship" Panel 2 with Kyle Lukoff and Lynn Curlee, hosted by IBPA's Lee Wind. Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/497033959760850 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6YSjOU66ww |
Thursday, September 26 - Schedule
| 12n ET / 9am PT | In Conversation with Cameron Samuelson and Stacy Ann Sipes about the "This School Year Will be Different" campaign from We Believe in Education, EveryLibrary, and PEN America. Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/418456861264040 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0dtLraafqc |
| 2pm ET / 11am PT | Keynote Conversation with Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell about their groundbreaking Simon & Schuster title, And Tango Makes Three. Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/8339063132854758 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JncCWewo5Mg |
| 5pm ET / 2pm PT | "We Are Stronger Than Censorship" Panel 3 featuring Marilyn Nelson and Heather E. Schwartz with IBPA's Lee Wind. Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/867975161964639 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKhvZzdr_R0 |
| 8pm ET / 5pm PT | Author and Ambassador Rex Ogle hosts an Authors Against Book Bans discussion with Veera Hiranandani, Ryan Estrada, and Alex Schumacher. Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/698012922547481 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U77cfBbeagE |
| 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. Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1202367601098073 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItxyqIxt5hM |
Friday, September 27 - Schedule
| 12n ET / 9am PT | Publishing Industry Keynote with Lisa Lucas. Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1243689433641971 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhMlEqjHulw |
| 2pm ET / 11am PT |
Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) publishing industry panel with Kevin Tumlinson and Matty Dalrymple. Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1044337670752038 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TctMtEAoG7k |
| 5pm ET / 2pm PT | Join host Gigi Howard from Drinks in the Library for an Authors Against Book Bans panel with Kayla Cagan, Ann Angel, and Laura Gao. Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/547098180993252 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZSZuzQLhG8 |
| 8pm ET / 5pm PT | Closing Keynote Panel with Jason Reynolds, Laurie Halse Anderson, and Stephen Chbosky, published by Simon & Schuster. Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1075492893919909 Watch on Youube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdezHZQmY7Q |
You can find all the events live or on-demand at EveryLibrary's Facebook page facebook.com/everylibrary or on our YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/@everylibrary385
EveryLibrary Live! Banned Books Week Fest 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.