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United Against Book Bans
Dr. Ibram X. Kendi kicked off ALA with his keynote for the first-ever annual Rally for the Right to Read. “There can be no greater compliment than to call a human being a freedom fighter,” Kendi said. “And if you’re fighting book bans, if you’re fighting against censorship, then you are a freedom fighter.”
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Printable Library Bookmarks
Click here to download the files for our printable bookmarks, featuring library-themed quotes from Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, 2023 Carnegie Medal-winner Ed Yong, Geraldine Brooks, and Colson Whitehead.————————————————
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PRHSB Speakers at #ALAAC23
PRHSB speakers Cathy Park Hong, Ed Yong (shown here accepting the Andrew Carnegie Medal), Jean Kwok, and Kiley Reid took the stage at ALA.
Popular Programming Themes
Learn more about popular programming themes among attendees, including:
LGBTQAI+ Representation
Andrea Bartz
Journalist and New York Times bestselling author of psychological thrillers
More speakers for Pride and LGBTQAI+ Representation
Community Reads
Kali Fajardo-Anstine
National Book Award Finalist and author of Sabrina & Corina and Woman of Light
Emily St. John Mandel
Author of 2014 National Book Award finalist Station Eleven and Sea of Tranquility
Gabrielle Zevin
New York Times-bestselling author of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
More notable names for your Community Reads Program
Plan Ahead for Banned Books Week
Private: John Green
#1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars and The Anthropocene Reviewed, YouTube content creator, podcaster, and philanthropist
Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
National Book Award-winning historian and #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Stamped from the Beginning and How to Be an Antiracist
Marjane Satrapi
Academy Award-nominated director, cartoonist, and author of Persepolis
Isabel Wilkerson
Pulitzer Prize winner and author of the critically-acclaimed bestsellers The Warmth of Other Suns and Caste
More speakers for Banned Books Week
The Hottest Advanced Reading Copies at ALA
Eve - Cat Bohannon
THE REAL ORIGIN OF OUR SPECIES: a myth-busting, eye-opening landmark account of how humans evolved, offering a paradigm shift in our thinking about what the female body is, how it came to be, and how this evolution still shapes all our lives today.
Light - Pierce Brown
Darrow returns as Pierce Brown’s New York Times bestselling Red Rising series continues in the thrilling sequel to Dark Age.
The Vaster Wilds - Lauren Groff
A taut and electrifying novel from celebrated bestselling author Lauren Groff, about one spirited girl alone in the wilderness, trying to survive.
Wellness - Nathan Hill
The New York Times bestselling author of The Nix is back with a poignant and witty novel about marriage, the often baffling pursuit of health and happiness, and the stories that bind us together.
Crook Manifesto - Colson Whitehead
The two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author of Harlem Shuffle continues his Harlem saga in a powerful and hugely-entertaining novel that summons 1970s New York in all its seedy glory.