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#HBOutoftheBox #HBWeekinReview: March/April #HBMag Writer's Page column by @sarapennypacker.bsky.social ; Katie Yamasaki #TalkswithRoger; #HBWomensHistoryMonth; We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices virtual event AND #MassFreedomToRead Advocacy Day; + more! www.hbook.com/story/blogs/...
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Make your voice heard tomorrow! #MassFreedomToRead
And after you contact the NY governor on Monday, reach out to YOUR governor to ask them to protect the freedom to read - this is a nationwide concern! #kidlit #yalit #MassFreedomToRead
A Freedom to Read Story I shared w/ #massfreedomtoread in support comprehensive legislative protection.
Thanks to The Tufts Daily for covering #MassFreedomToRead and An Act Regarding Free Expression! www.tuftsdaily.com/article/2025... @massaabb.bsky.social @authorsabb.bsky.social @danaalisonlevy.bsky.social
My career as an author so far has a similar path with my work with @massaabb.bsky.social and #MassFreedomToRead. I loved running a writers group (a few years ago), and I'd love to do that again, but I also want to do reading groups and co-working.
Banned Books Week may be over but the fight for the freedom to read and the first amendment continues. I talked with author/artist Mike Curato (FLAMER) about his experiences as an often-banned creator in Massachusetts and beyond. #massfreedomtoread @massaabb.bsky.social @authorsabb.bsky.social
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It’s Banned Books Week! It’s time for the MA legislature to pass a Freedom to Read bill that protects librarians & educators from harassment, and protects authors, creators, booksellers & publishers from economic harm. We support An Act Regarding Free Expression (H.3594/S.2328). #MassFreedomToRead
Top image: The logo for Mass Freedom To Read, in red, white, and blue, featuring a colonial-era patriot holding a flag and reading a book. Bottom image: A red book with yellow tape across it and the words "Banned Books Week"
It's Banned Books Week! It's time for the MA legislature to pass a Freedom to Read bill that protects librarians & educators from harassment, and protects authors, creators, booksellers & publishers from economic harm. I support An Act Regarding Free Expression (H.3594/S.2328). #MassFreedomToRead
IT's BANNED BOOKS WEEK! It's time for the MA Legislature to pass a Freedom to Read bill that protests librarians + educators from harassment; and protects authors, creators, booksellers, + publishers from economic harm due to censorship. I support An Act Regarding Free Expression (H. 3594/S. 2328). #MassFreedomToRead
Red White and Blue MassFreedomtoRead Logo with a patriot holding an open book and the text BANNED BOOKS WEEK written in black on a yellow banner across a red book.
It's time for the Massachusetts legislature to pass An Act Regarding Free Expression (H.3594/S.2328). Protect librarians + educators from harassment; and protects authors, creators, booksellers, + publishers from economic harm due to censorship. #MassFreedomToRead link in bio. #BannedBooksWeek
Last night at our #MassFreedomToRead event, we were asked how school districts find books to ban. The answers to this have evolved over the years, but in 2025, ”AI” is increasingly involved. Read this story from @heykellyjensen.bsky.social about what’s happening in TX: bookriot.com/leander-sb-13/
The #MassFreedomToRead to read website is now live! Sign up to receive updates, learn about upcoming events, share your story. Help protect the right to read in MA! www.massfreedomtoread.org
@noethematt.bsky.social do you know who I might chat with at the Worcester public library if the @massaabb.bsky.social wanted to organize a postcard writing campaign event there for the #MassFreedomToRead bill?
Do you think they would be interested in having us?
We are so excited about this news out of Florida! It also shows why it's important to encode the Miller Test in freedom to read legislation: so schools and libraries know they must use that test before deciding if a book is obscene. #MassFreedomToRead
During the hearing for An Act Regarding Free Expression in Boston last month, I loved how @alexgino.bsky.social spoke about the impact books had on them personally, as well as how censorship affects their livelihood as an author. #MassFreedomtoRead
Stonewall Book Award-winning author @alexgino.bsky.social speaks about why they support Massachusetts' Freedom to Read legislation: because books gave them "language to describe who I was, and knowledge that there were other people like me." #MassFreedomToRead
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A flyer for an event that reads: PLEASE JOIN US SAVE OUR STORIES: Lawmakers on Protecting the Right to Read Freely The backlash to book-banning has arrived, with 6 states passing Freedom to Read laws this year--and 19 others proposing such laws. Join Penguin Random House Public Policy and an all-star panel of state lawmakers to discuss the progress we've made toward protecting the right to read freely, the challenges ahead, and how to inspire the movement in your own community and state legislation. Panel will include: Sen. Lisa Cutter (D-CO), Assistant Majority Leader Sen. Dafna Michaelson-Jenet (D-CO) Rep. Veronica Paiz (D-MI) Rep. Carol Glanville (D-MI) Beacon Press 24 Farnsworth Street Boston, MA 02210 TUESDAY, AUGUST 5th Doors open at 6 pm, panel begins at 6:30 Powered by Penguin Random House
Today I will be speaking at this event on the freedom to read. Looking forward to meeting some state legislators! Thanks to @beaconpress.bsky.social for hosting and to @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social for helping set this up. #massfreedomtoread @authorsabb.bsky.social
Massachusetts/Watertown area — you have a chance to show up for libraries and support the freedom to read tomorrow, Thursday 7/31 in Watertown! Please share! #bannedbooks #massfreedomtoread
On Tuesdays we wear black and fight for the freedom to read!!!
Glad to be repping @massaabb.bsky.social and #MassFreedomToRead on Beacon Hill this week!
Members of Massachusetts Authors Against Book Bans are standing on the steps in front of the gate to the Massachusetts State House. Clockwise from top left: Tui Sutherland, Federico Erebia, Malinda Lo, Michelle Cusolito, Dana Alison Levy, and Amanda Davis
Yesterday members of Massachusetts Authors Against Book Bans delivered testimony at the State House in Boston in support of An Act Regarding Free Expression. Thanks to everyone who came, including members of our #MassFreedomToRead coalition!
Wow that was 4 hours of testimony followed by meeting with our @massaabb.bsky.social legislative task force. A lot! But very good work happened today to support #MassFreedomToRead. More soon!
It’s a gorgeous day in Boston to support the freedom to read! #MassFreedomToRead @massaabb.bsky.social @authorsabb.bsky.social
Today we and our coalition partners from #MassFreedomToRead are heading to the State House in Boston to testify in support of An Act Regarding Free Expression at 1 pm. Tune in virtually here: malegislature.gov/Events/Heari...
If anyone else is coming, we're meeting in front of the State House at 12:30. Come grab a button with our awesome logo, created by Colleen AF Venable! #MassFreedomtoRead #AuthorsAgainstBookBans
Red, white, and blue logo of a patriot holding a book with the words Mass Freedom to Read.
I'm off to the Massachusetts State House to show my support for two Freedom to Read bills (H.3594 and S.2328 Both titled "An Act Regarding Free Expression"). If you support the freedom to read, please contact your legislators and tell them. #MassFreedomtoRead #AuthorsAgainstBookBans
