Banned Books Week Gallery
National Banned Books Week ended on Saturday, but we’re not done! A few readers took me up on the invitation to send in photos of “getting caught reading a banned book.” I also stumbled upon a few other photos of folks around the country gettin’ down with Banned Books Week. The anonymous, the canine (more [...] Read more »
Posted: October 8th, 2008 under Current Events, The Book Biz.
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Good news from Indiana
On Monday, I wrote about new laws in Oregon and Indiana being contested by the ABFFE. ABFFE’s Chris Finan reports that yesterday, a judge in Indiana struck down the law. From Finan’s press release: Read more »
Posted: July 2nd, 2008 under The Book Biz.
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Happy Birthday, America! Now about that First Amendment…
This week we celebrate our nation’s independence, and I’m kicking things off a little early. I’m delighted to see our bookselling neighbors over at The Regulator Bookshop in Durham are joining the blogosphere. The Regulator has long been active in promoting the local economic benefits of indie stores (they’ve done the numbers) and has been [...] Read more »
Posted: June 30th, 2008 under North Carolina.
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