Join EveryLibrary Live! Banned Books Week Fest 2024: Celebrate the Freedom to Read
View all of the recorded sessions here!
EveryLibrary Live! Banned Books Week 2024 Fest hosted over 25 panels featuring 45+ authors, publishing professionals, and experts on book bans, censorship, and the First Amendment.
Access the on-demand recording of all the sessions on EveryLibrary's YouTube channel or directly on YouTube or Facebook Live through the links below.
All events are free to view! Whether you’re passionate about defending diverse literature, interested in the latest trends in publishing, or simply looking to connect with authors who inspire, EveryLibrary Live! Banned Books Week Fest has something for everyone.
Sunday, September 22
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Keynote Conversation with Dr. Emily Knox
Topic: Book Banning in 21st-Century America -
Author Conversation with Malinda Lo
Author of Last Night at the Telegraph Club (Penguin Random House) -
Author Panel with Wright Thompson and Michael Finke
Authors of The Barn and The Art Thief (Penguin Random House) -
In Conversation with Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah and Naomi Gibbs
Author and editor of Chain-Gang All-Stars (Penguin Random House)
Monday, September 23
- "Fight for the First" Panel with Nadine Kalin, Rebekah Modrak, Willie Carver, Gavin Downing, Julie Miller
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"We Are Stronger Than Censorship Panel" with Phillip D. Cortez, Sheila Modir, Jeff Kashou
Hosted by IBPA's Lee Wind -
Author Conversation hosted by Becky Spratford (RA for All)
Featuring Cory Silverberg, Loretta Lopez, Tim Lockette (Seven Stories Press) -
Author Panel with Shana Youngdahl, Michael Leali, and Marc Tyler Nobleman
Hosted by Gigi Howard from Drinks in the Library -
Author Panel with Kiese Laymon and Gabino Iglesias
Becky Spratford hosts
Tuesday, September 24
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In Conversation with PEN America's Kasey Meehan
PEN America’s Freedom to Read Program Director, discussing their preliminary school book bans report for the 2023-2024 school year. -
Author Panel with Frederick Joseph and Jo Knowles
Candlewick -
Author Conversation with Brian Rashad Fuller and Rebecca Graham
Hosted by Becky Spratford (RA for All), authors from Kensington Publishing -
Author Panel with Valerie (V. M.) Burns and Ally Malinenko
Hosted by Gigi Howard from Drinks in the Library (Kensington Publishing) -
Featured Conversation with Maia Kobabe & Abi Maxwell
Hosted by Dr. Tasslyn Magnusson, researcher and EveryLibrary Institute Fellow
Wednesday, September 25
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Keynote Conversation with Julia Quinn
Beloved author of the Bridgerton series and EveryLibrary's National Ambassador -
Featured Conversation with Paula Poundstone
Long-time library champion and author of The Totally Unscientific Study of the Search for Human Happiness -
"We Are Stronger Than Censorship" Panel with Kyle Lukoff and Lynn Curlee
Hosted by IBPA's Lee Wind
Thursday, September 26
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In Conversation with Cameron Samuelson and Stacy Ann Sipes
Discussing the "This School Year Will Be Different" campaign from We Believe in Education, EveryLibrary, and PEN America -
Keynote Conversation with Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell
Authors of And Tango Makes Three (Simon & Schuster) -
"We Are Stronger Than Censorship" Panel with Marilyn Nelson and Heather E. Schwartz
Hosted by IBPA's Lee Wind -
Authors Against Book Bans Panel with Veera Hiranandani, Ryan Estrada, Alex Schumacher
Hosted by Ambassador Rex Ogle -
Featured Conversation with Maya Wiley, President and CEO at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
Hosted by John Chrastka
Friday, September 27
- Publishing Industry Keynote with Lisa Lucas
- Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) Panel with Kevin Tumlinson and Matty Dalrymple
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Authors Against Book Bans Panel with Kayla Cagan, Ann Angel, Laura Gao
Hosted by Gigi Howard from Drinks in the Library -
Closing Keynote Panel with Jason Reynolds, Laurie Halse Anderson, and Stephen Chbosky
Published by Simon & Schuster
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.