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 to read.
Join us for more than two dozen panels and author conversations featuring authors, editors, narrators, publishing pros, and free-expression leaders for EveryLibrary Live! Banned Books Week Fest 2025. This all-online festival runs Sunday, October 5 to Friday, October 10 and celebrates the joy of writing and the culture of reading, confronts today’s censorship challenges in schools and libraries, and champions the freedom to read. Make plans now to be part of a literary week where everyone is encouraged to read freely.
We’re hosting a dynamic lineup of author spotlights, panel discussions, and craft/industry chats you can attend live or on demand. We’ll stream live broadcasts every day during Banned Books Week 2025 on Facebook and YouTube. Join the conversation in real time or catch the instant archive whenever it fits your schedule. Meet favorite voices and discover new ones across fiction, kids/YA, nonfiction, and audio performance.
This year’s featured sessions include conversations with Laurie Halse Anderson, Beth Ferry, and Caroline Kusin Pritchard on truths in history; Joe R. Lansdale on Southern Gothic and strange crimes; Ashley Hope Pérez & Elana K. Arnold on stories that cannot be silenced; Reagan Arthur (Cardinal/Hachette Book Group) on building a global imprint; Elodie Harper & Alyson Richman on epic heroines and haunting histories; Clay Cane on resistance and erased histories; Cadwell Turnbull & Dion Graham on story and voice; Markus Redmond & Ellen Marie Wiseman on horror, history, and justice; Patricia A. Jackson & Ben Hodge on overturning book bans; Charlote Sullivan Wild & Katherine Locke on friendship, love, identity (hosted by Gigi Howard of Drinks in the Library); and Bruce Holsinger & Janet Rich Edwards on fiction at the edge of change (hosted by Andrew Albanese of Words and Money). Rex Ogle will host two panel discussions with Penguin Random House authors. Our colleague Lee Wind from IBPA and the We Are Stronger Than Censorship initiative will host three panel discussions with indy press authors. We are proud to feature a special night of programming focusing on City Lights Bookstore, the noted San Francisco bookseller and publisher that has blazed so many trails for authors and issues.
All events are free and open to the public. RSVP now to receive the full festival schedule and morning reminders during the week, so you won’t miss a thing.
Supported by our publishing friends and partners, including Macmillan, Penguin Random House, Candlewick Press, Annick Press, Dafina (Kensington), Spiegel & Grau, Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers, Cardinal, City Lights, and more.
Watch live online or on demand: Facebook at facebook.com/everylibrary and YouTube at youtube.com/@everylibrary385.
RSVP now to get the full schedule and daily reminders delivered to your inbox.
Sunday, October 5
1:00pm EDT - Freedom-to-Read Picture Books for Kids, an author panel discussion.
How do you explain book banning to a child? Join Lee Wind from IBPA, the Independent Book Publishers Association, as he discusses this important topic with authors Sarah Hoffman, Ian Hoffman, and Jan Zauzmer, sponsored by We Are Stronger Than Censorship.
Watch on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/775728575346710
Watch on YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEm6hkbJDq4
3:00pm EDT - Ban This! Fighting Back Against Censorship with Patricia A. Jackson and Ben Hodge
Hear the powerful true story of how teachers and students in York, PA, fought back against two sweeping book bans and won, offering inspiration and real strategies for communities everywhere.
Watch on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/747121731662524
Watch on YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFTq4KRuwQY
5:00pm EDT - Clay Cane on Resistance, History, and Storytelling
Clay Cane will discuss reclaiming erased histories, weaving queer narratives into the past, and the urgent role of storytelling in today’s climate of book bans and historical erasure.
Watch on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/1163662575870523 (updated)
Watch on YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRE8Wq66wDg (updated)
7:00pm EDT - Ashley Hope Pérez and Elana K. Arnold on the Stories that Cannot be Silenced.
Ashley Hope Pérez and Elana K. Arnold hold a powerful conversation on stories that defy erasure, illuminate the darkness, and inspire young readers in the fight against censorship.
Watch on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/834324732586475
Watch on YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQd8NuXcKps
9:00pm EDT - Reagan Arthur on Storytelling Without Borders
Reagan Arthur is one of publishing’s most acclaimed editors, with a career that spans St. Martin’s Press, Picador, Little, Brown, and Alfred A. Knopf.
Watch on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/1336997871405333
Watch on YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQ__JTL4Sns
Monday, October 6
3:00pm EDT - Kindness in Action: Christopher Stewart and the "Becoming Ari" Series
Award-winning school librarian and author Christopher Stewart talks about inspiring kids to see kindness not just as an idea, but as a movement.
Watch on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/1477786396862621
Watch on YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4NPw8Bm4RM
5:00pm EDT - Laurie Halse Anderson, Beth Ferry, and Caroline Kusin Pritchard on telling the truths of history.
Three noted authors explore how stories defend truth, preserve history, and remind us of the power we hold when we read and when we rise.
Watch on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/1090289113091030
Watch on YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxnwFkbQhok
7:00pm EDT - City Lights’ Legacy, Mission, and the Work of Words in Our Time with Paul Yamazaki and Elaine Katzenberger
For more than seventy years, City Lights Booksellers & Publishers has stood as one of America’s most influential literary and cultural institutions. Join us for a discussion about its mission and work.
Watch on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/781866744602957
Watch on YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc5p5Wxcf6Q
9:00pm EDT - Little Red Barns, Big Lies: Will Potter on Journalism, Agriculture, and Authoritarianism (City Lights Publishers)
Join Will Potter for a riveting conversation on the dangers lurking behind the pastoral imagery of agriculture and the role of journalism in an age of disinformation.
Watch on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/1496841878302904
Watch on YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5l7vWCA8sU
Tuesday, October 7
3:00pm EDT - Caroline Brewer and Karen Leggett Abouraya on Stories that Bridge Worlds
Caroline Brewer (Harriet Tubman, Force of Nature: A Biography in Poems) and Karen Leggett Abouraya (Zamzam) talk about how books can uplift, empower, and inspire young readers to embrace diversity and dream big.
Watch on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/2617960478557503 (updated)
Watch on YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QIa7T7Bw6M
5:00pm EDT - Why Fanny Hill Still Turns Heads with Chelsea G. Summers and Jessica Stoya
We will discuss a new edition of Fanny Hill, a book that has been called the first original English prose erotica. It was banned for centuries in the United States and only allowed in print in 1966 after a Supreme Court ruling that changed the landscape of obscenity law.
Watch on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/1341480410916043
Watch on YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cm6m6qEdjts
7:00pm EDT - Finding Your Voice through Friendship, Love, and Identity with Charlotte Sullivan Wild and Katherine Locke hosted by Gigi Howard
Host Gigi Howard of Drinks in the Library has a heartwarming conversation with Charlotte Sullivan Wild and Katherine Locke on friendship, love, identity, and the courage it takes to find your voice.
Watch on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/1184217680191254/ (updated)
Watch on YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVTXkjjSsGs
9:00pm EDT - Curtis Campbell and Khodi Dill on Bold Voices, Brave Stories
Join Curtis Campbell and Khodi Dill, along with host Andrew Albanese of Words and Money, for a fearless conversation on the power of YA to challenge, inspire, and transform.
Watch on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/655667457309387 (updated)
Watch on YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xv2BWu64qME(updated)
Wednesday, October 8
3:00pm EDT - Ellen Marie Wiseman and Markus Redmond on Blood, Freedom, and the Fight for Justice
Markus Redmond and Ellen Marie Wiseman join us for a gripping conversation on horror, history, and the fight for justice, where vampires, eugenics, and untold stories of resistance reveal the power of fiction to oppose oppression.
Watch on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/811202154778156
Watch on YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLUkg14BuxI
5:00pm EDT - Bruce Holsinger & Janet Rich Edwards with Stories at the Edge of Change
Bruce Holsinger and Janet Rich Edwards join host Andrew Albanese of Words and Money for a conversation about stories that confront AI, power, and forgotten histories, reminding us how fiction shapes the choices we face today.
Watch on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/1840274959861982
Watch on YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3SV4g802f8
7:00pm EDT - Cadwell Turnbull and Dion Graham on Telling Stories of Resistance, Power, and Voice
Author Cadwell Turnbull and Golden Voice-winning narrator Dion Graham reflect on how stories, both written and spoken, confront erasure, challenge power, and honor resilience.
Watch on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/1978628892886880
Watch on YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeDbBxuWmnw
Thursday, October 9
1:00pm EDT - Contested Classics with Dr. Michelle Parrinello-Cason and Dr. Amanda Barton
Did you know that some of the books we think of as classics today were challenged and banned back in their day? Lee Wind, Chief Content Officer of the Independent Book Publishers Association and Co-Founder of We Are Stronger Than Censorship, will moderate a discussion with the editors of several new editions of the classics.
Watch on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/24524603417168596
Watch on YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXmSCqm4sJo
3:00pm EDT - Elodie Harper and Alyson Richman on Epic Heroines & Haunting Histories
Bestselling authors Elodie Harper and Alyson Richman join us for a conversation on epic heroines, haunting histories, and the power of storytelling to bring the past vividly to life.
Watch on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/736847942720704
Watch on YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0fVnmPc0ig
5:00pm EDT - Celebrating Love, Identity, and Community with Todd Parr and A.J. Sass
Todd Parr and A.J. Sass bring fresh, affirming stories that celebrate love, identity, and community, hosted by Andrew Albanase of Words and Money.
Watch on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/680366084548120
Watch on YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdHWrE7WU_k
7:00pm EDT - Joe R. Lansdale on Southern Gothic and Strange Crimes
Join legendary author Joe R. Lansdale for a wild ride through Southern Gothic grit, strange crimes, and the darkly comic imagination that has made him a master of pulp, horror, and noir.
Watch on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/24585132294500571
Watch on YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icl2Wd2j4PE
9:00pm EDT - Dark Hearts & Bright Stages: Love Stories in Unforgettable Worlds
Step into two mesmerizing worlds with authors Freddie Kölsch (Empty Heaven) and Alice Murphy (A Showgirl’s Guide to Falling in Love), hosted by Rex Ogle.
Watch on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/24926718290257472
Watch on YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQZaB2Umt1A
Friday, October 10
1:00pm EDT - Publishing in the Storm, hosted by Lee Wind from IBPA, the Independent Book Publishers Association.
Industry veterans Jason Low, Cheryl and Wade Hudson, and Antonio Gonzalez Cerna know that the winds sweeping the market shift directions as reliably as…the weather. Lee Wind, Chief Content Officer of the Independent Book Publishers Association and Co-Founder of We Are Stronger Than Censorship, will moderate this important discussion.
Watch on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/650603984776071
Watch on YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZtAvgbRVAc
3:00pm EDT - Douglas Vigliotti and Frank Saverio on Ancient Wisdom and Futuring America
Douglas Vigliotti and Frank Saverio engage in a thought-provoking conversation on timeless storytelling principles and near-future visions of America, exploring why stories endure, warn, and shape the world.
Watch on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/24588493404151944
Watch on YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyLAuv9ADNo
5:00pm EDT - Words as Witness with Samar Yazbek and Yasmina Jraissati
Join Samar Yazbek, one of Syria’s most fearless literary voices, and renowned literary agent Yasmina Jraissati for a conversation about Where the Wind Calls Home and why Arabic literature matters today.
Watch on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/714109675029576
Watch on YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znZ7sYgyiS8
7:00pm EDT - After the Quake: Carol Edgarian on Vera, Survival & the Power of Story
Carol Edgarian, co-founder of Narrative Magazine and Narrative for Schools, will join us for a discussion of her book Vera, about life after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, and talk about the power of lowering barriers to access to literature for students and readers around the world.
Watch on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/1919563125640932
Watch on YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KH6yopMOGRE
9:00pm EDT - Stories of Survival and Courage with Georgia Hunter and Erin Crosby Eckstine
Explore how personal history and historical research inform the fiction of Georgia Hunter and Erin Crosby Eckstine and learn why their stories of courage and survival captivate readers today.
Watch on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/825993489894595
Watch on YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpKEmj9S_ys
Saturday, October 11 - Let Freedom Read Day
12pm EDT - Stories Under Fire: Comics, Censorship, and Resistance with Jarrett Dapier
What happens when stories themselves become battlegrounds? Join award-winning author Rex Ogle for a candid conversation with librarian and writer Jarrett Dapier, whose upcoming YA graphic novel Wake Now in the Fire reimagines the true story of Chicago students who fought to overturn the 2013 ban of Persepolis.
Watch on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/692894837175216
Watch on YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7lUbAjOukE
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Join us for more than two dozen panels and author conversations featuring authors, editors, narrators, publishing pros, and free-expression leaders for EveryLibrary Live! Banned Books Week Fest 2025. This all-online festival runs Sunday, October 5 to Friday, October 10 and celebrates the joy of writing and the culture of reading, confronts today’s censorship challenges in schools and libraries, and champions the freedom to read. Make plans now to be part of a literary week where everyone is encouraged to read freely.
We’re hosting a dynamic lineup of author spotlights, panel discussions, and craft/industry chats you can attend live or on demand. We’ll stream live broadcasts every day during Banned Books Week 2025 on Facebook and YouTube. Join the conversation in real time or catch the instant archive whenever it fits your schedule. Meet favorite voices and discover new ones across fiction, kids/YA, nonfiction, and audio performance.
This year’s featured sessions include conversations with Laurie Halse Anderson, Beth Ferry, and Caroline Kusin Pritchard on truths in history; Joe R. Lansdale on Southern Gothic and strange crimes; Ashley Hope Pérez & Elana K. Arnold on stories that cannot be silenced; Reagan Arthur (Cardinal/Hachette Book Group) on building a global imprint; Elodie Harper & Alyson Richman on epic heroines and haunting histories; Clay Cane on resistance and erased histories; Cadwell Turnbull & Dion Graham on story and voice; Markus Redmond & Ellen Marie Wiseman on horror, history, and justice; Patricia A. Jackson & Ben Hodge on overturning book bans; Charlote Sullivan Wild & Katherine Locke on friendship, love, identity (hosted by Gigi Howard of Drinks in the Library); and Bruce Holsinger & Janet Rich Edwards on fiction at the edge of change (hosted by Andrew Albanese of Words and Money). Rex Ogle will host two panel discussions with Penguin Random House authors. Our colleague Lee Wind from IBPA and the We Are Stronger Than Censorship initiative will host three panel discussions with indy press authors. We are proud to feature a special night of programming focusing on City Lights Bookstore, the noted San Francisco bookseller and publisher that has blazed so many trails for authors and issues.
All events are free and open to the public. RSVP now to receive the full festival schedule and morning reminders during the week, so you won’t miss a thing.
Supported by our publishing friends and partners, including Macmillan, Penguin Random House, Candlewick Press, Annick Press, Dafina (Kensington), Spiegel & Grau, Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers, Cardinal, City Lights, and more.
Watch live online or on demand: Facebook at facebook.com/everylibrary and YouTube at youtube.com/@everylibrary385.
RSVP now to get the full schedule and daily reminders delivered to your inbox.
Sunday, October 5
1:00pm EDT - Freedom-to-Read Picture Books for Kids, an author panel discussion.
How do you explain book banning to a child? Join Lee Wind from IBPA, the Independent Book Publishers Association, as he discusses this important topic with authors Sarah Hoffman, Ian Hoffman, and Jan Zauzmer, sponsored by We Are Stronger Than Censorship.
Watch on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/775728575346710
Watch on YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEm6hkbJDq4
3:00pm EDT - Ban This! Fighting Back Against Censorship with Patricia A. Jackson and Ben Hodge
Hear the powerful true story of how teachers and students in York, PA, fought back against two sweeping book bans and won, offering inspiration and real strategies for communities everywhere.
Watch on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/747121731662524
Watch on YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFTq4KRuwQY
5:00pm EDT - Clay Cane on Resistance, History, and Storytelling
Clay Cane will discuss reclaiming erased histories, weaving queer narratives into the past, and the urgent role of storytelling in today’s climate of book bans and historical erasure.
Watch on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/1163662575870523 (updated)
Watch on YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRE8Wq66wDg (updated)
7:00pm EDT - Ashley Hope Pérez and Elana K. Arnold on the Stories that Cannot be Silenced.
Ashley Hope Pérez and Elana K. Arnold hold a powerful conversation on stories that defy erasure, illuminate the darkness, and inspire young readers in the fight against censorship.
Watch on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/834324732586475
Watch on YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQd8NuXcKps
9:00pm EDT - Reagan Arthur on Storytelling Without Borders
Reagan Arthur is one of publishing’s most acclaimed editors, with a career that spans St. Martin’s Press, Picador, Little, Brown, and Alfred A. Knopf.
Watch on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/1336997871405333
Watch on YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQ__JTL4Sns
Monday, October 6
3:00pm EDT - Kindness in Action: Christopher Stewart and the "Becoming Ari" Series
Award-winning school librarian and author Christopher Stewart talks about inspiring kids to see kindness not just as an idea, but as a movement.
Watch on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/1477786396862621
Watch on YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4NPw8Bm4RM
5:00pm EDT - Laurie Halse Anderson, Beth Ferry, and Caroline Kusin Pritchard on telling the truths of history.
Three noted authors explore how stories defend truth, preserve history, and remind us of the power we hold when we read and when we rise.
Watch on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/1090289113091030
Watch on YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxnwFkbQhok
7:00pm EDT - City Lights’ Legacy, Mission, and the Work of Words in Our Time with Paul Yamazaki and Elaine Katzenberger
For more than seventy years, City Lights Booksellers & Publishers has stood as one of America’s most influential literary and cultural institutions. Join us for a discussion about its mission and work.
Watch on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/781866744602957
Watch on YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc5p5Wxcf6Q
9:00pm EDT - Little Red Barns, Big Lies: Will Potter on Journalism, Agriculture, and Authoritarianism (City Lights Publishers)
Join Will Potter for a riveting conversation on the dangers lurking behind the pastoral imagery of agriculture and the role of journalism in an age of disinformation.
Watch on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/1496841878302904
Watch on YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5l7vWCA8sU
Tuesday, October 7
3:00pm EDT - Caroline Brewer and Karen Leggett Abouraya on Stories that Bridge Worlds
Caroline Brewer (Harriet Tubman, Force of Nature: A Biography in Poems) and Karen Leggett Abouraya (Zamzam) talk about how books can uplift, empower, and inspire young readers to embrace diversity and dream big.
Watch on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/2617960478557503 (updated)
Watch on YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QIa7T7Bw6M
5:00pm EDT - Why Fanny Hill Still Turns Heads with Chelsea G. Summers and Jessica Stoya
We will discuss a new edition of Fanny Hill, a book that has been called the first original English prose erotica. It was banned for centuries in the United States and only allowed in print in 1966 after a Supreme Court ruling that changed the landscape of obscenity law.
Watch on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/1341480410916043
Watch on YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cm6m6qEdjts
7:00pm EDT - Finding Your Voice through Friendship, Love, and Identity with Charlotte Sullivan Wild and Katherine Locke hosted by Gigi Howard
Host Gigi Howard of Drinks in the Library has a heartwarming conversation with Charlotte Sullivan Wild and Katherine Locke on friendship, love, identity, and the courage it takes to find your voice.
Watch on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/1184217680191254/ (updated)
Watch on YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVTXkjjSsGs
9:00pm EDT - Curtis Campbell and Khodi Dill on Bold Voices, Brave Stories
Join Curtis Campbell and Khodi Dill, along with host Andrew Albanese of Words and Money, for a fearless conversation on the power of YA to challenge, inspire, and transform.
Watch on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/655667457309387 (updated)
Watch on YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xv2BWu64qME(updated)
Wednesday, October 8
3:00pm EDT - Ellen Marie Wiseman and Markus Redmond on Blood, Freedom, and the Fight for Justice
Markus Redmond and Ellen Marie Wiseman join us for a gripping conversation on horror, history, and the fight for justice, where vampires, eugenics, and untold stories of resistance reveal the power of fiction to oppose oppression.
Watch on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/811202154778156
Watch on YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLUkg14BuxI
5:00pm EDT - Bruce Holsinger & Janet Rich Edwards with Stories at the Edge of Change
Bruce Holsinger and Janet Rich Edwards join host Andrew Albanese of Words and Money for a conversation about stories that confront AI, power, and forgotten histories, reminding us how fiction shapes the choices we face today.
Watch on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/1840274959861982
Watch on YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3SV4g802f8
7:00pm EDT - Cadwell Turnbull and Dion Graham on Telling Stories of Resistance, Power, and Voice
Author Cadwell Turnbull and Golden Voice-winning narrator Dion Graham reflect on how stories, both written and spoken, confront erasure, challenge power, and honor resilience.
Watch on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/1978628892886880
Watch on YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeDbBxuWmnw
Thursday, October 9
1:00pm EDT - Contested Classics with Dr. Michelle Parrinello-Cason and Dr. Amanda Barton
Did you know that some of the books we think of as classics today were challenged and banned back in their day? Lee Wind, Chief Content Officer of the Independent Book Publishers Association and Co-Founder of We Are Stronger Than Censorship, will moderate a discussion with the editors of several new editions of the classics.
Watch on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/24524603417168596
Watch on YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXmSCqm4sJo
3:00pm EDT - Elodie Harper and Alyson Richman on Epic Heroines & Haunting Histories
Bestselling authors Elodie Harper and Alyson Richman join us for a conversation on epic heroines, haunting histories, and the power of storytelling to bring the past vividly to life.
Watch on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/736847942720704
Watch on YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0fVnmPc0ig
5:00pm EDT - Celebrating Love, Identity, and Community with Todd Parr and A.J. Sass
Todd Parr and A.J. Sass bring fresh, affirming stories that celebrate love, identity, and community, hosted by Andrew Albanase of Words and Money.
Watch on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/680366084548120
Watch on YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdHWrE7WU_k
7:00pm EDT - Joe R. Lansdale on Southern Gothic and Strange Crimes
Join legendary author Joe R. Lansdale for a wild ride through Southern Gothic grit, strange crimes, and the darkly comic imagination that has made him a master of pulp, horror, and noir.
Watch on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/24585132294500571
Watch on YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icl2Wd2j4PE
9:00pm EDT - Dark Hearts & Bright Stages: Love Stories in Unforgettable Worlds
Step into two mesmerizing worlds with authors Freddie Kölsch (Empty Heaven) and Alice Murphy (A Showgirl’s Guide to Falling in Love), hosted by Rex Ogle.
Watch on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/24926718290257472
Watch on YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQZaB2Umt1A
Friday, October 10
1:00pm EDT - Publishing in the Storm, hosted by Lee Wind from IBPA, the Independent Book Publishers Association.
Industry veterans Jason Low, Cheryl and Wade Hudson, and Antonio Gonzalez Cerna know that the winds sweeping the market shift directions as reliably as…the weather. Lee Wind, Chief Content Officer of the Independent Book Publishers Association and Co-Founder of We Are Stronger Than Censorship, will moderate this important discussion.
Watch on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/650603984776071
Watch on YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZtAvgbRVAc
3:00pm EDT - Douglas Vigliotti and Frank Saverio on Ancient Wisdom and Futuring America
Douglas Vigliotti and Frank Saverio engage in a thought-provoking conversation on timeless storytelling principles and near-future visions of America, exploring why stories endure, warn, and shape the world.
Watch on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/24588493404151944
Watch on YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyLAuv9ADNo
5:00pm EDT - Words as Witness with Samar Yazbek and Yasmina Jraissati
Join Samar Yazbek, one of Syria’s most fearless literary voices, and renowned literary agent Yasmina Jraissati for a conversation about Where the Wind Calls Home and why Arabic literature matters today.
Watch on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/714109675029576
Watch on YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znZ7sYgyiS8
7:00pm EDT - After the Quake: Carol Edgarian on Vera, Survival & the Power of Story
Carol Edgarian, co-founder of Narrative Magazine and Narrative for Schools, will join us for a discussion of her book Vera, about life after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, and talk about the power of lowering barriers to access to literature for students and readers around the world.
Watch on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/1919563125640932
Watch on YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KH6yopMOGRE
9:00pm EDT - Stories of Survival and Courage with Georgia Hunter and Erin Crosby Eckstine
Explore how personal history and historical research inform the fiction of Georgia Hunter and Erin Crosby Eckstine and learn why their stories of courage and survival captivate readers today.
Watch on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/825993489894595
Watch on YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpKEmj9S_ys
Saturday, October 11 - Let Freedom Read Day
12pm EDT - Stories Under Fire: Comics, Censorship, and Resistance with Jarrett Dapier
What happens when stories themselves become battlegrounds? Join award-winning author Rex Ogle for a candid conversation with librarian and writer Jarrett Dapier, whose upcoming YA graphic novel Wake Now in the Fire reimagines the true story of Chicago students who fought to overturn the 2013 ban of Persepolis.
Watch on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/692894837175216
Watch on YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7lUbAjOukE