![]() ![]() ![]() I'm honored to lead Banned Books Week 2023." ![]() Public advocacy campaigns like Banned Books Week are essential to helping people understand the scope of book censorship and what they can do to fight it. Shelves have been emptied because of a small number of people and their misguided efforts toward censorship. They're being removed from libraries and schools. The ability to read and access books is a fundamental right and a necessity for life-long success. They teach us about the world and each other. He is also the author of Aftermath, The Rhino Who Swallowed a Storm, and A Kids Book About Imagination.īurton commented: "Books bring us together. A lifelong literacy advocate, Burton was the host of the PBS children's series Reading Rainbow hosts the LeVar Burton Reads podcast and was executive producer of The Right to Read, a documentary that frames the literary crisis in the U.S. The honorary chair is LeVar Burton, the first actor to hold this position. Banned Books Week is sponsored by the Banned Books Coalition, which includes PEN America, the American Library Association, the National Coalition Against Censorship, American Booksellers for Free Expression, the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, the Association of American Publishers, and others. With the theme this year "Let Freedom Read," the event unites librarians, booksellers, educators, authors, publishers, and readers. With ever more resonance because of the wave of book bannings in much of the country, Banned Books Week begins this coming Sunday, October 1, and runs until Saturday, October 7. I still believe Jackson needs a good bookstore, and I'd love to contribute in some form or another. I hope to return to bookselling at some point in the future. It's been such an honor to be a part of your lives and routines for the past three years, and to witness the community and companionship. Admitting this feels embarrassing, but y'all-from the beginning, I've been in the people business, not the book business. "Rather than push through, I want to take some time to rest and care for myself. Burnout is very real, and I'm currently experiencing it. Owning and running a small business is not for the faint of heart. This was a hard but necessary decision to make, both for personal and financial reasons. In a recent Facebook post, Smothers wrote: "Friends, I want to let you know that I'll be closing Light Trap at the end of September. Main Street two years later in a micro-retail space shared with Turntable Coffee Counter and Green Hawk Records. Owner Lauren Smothers originally launched the bookshop at 202 West Lafayette Street, then relocated it to 300 E. Light Trap Books, which opened in 2020 in downtown Jackson, Tenn., will close September 30. They were the first in the store's 46-year history. Crosby said the store will celebrate Lipsyncki's work and offer a storytime then.Ĭrosby noted that there were in fact two separate bomb threats made on Sunday, both of which targeted the bookstore. While the storytime itself has not been rescheduled, the King's English is launching Lipsyncki's children's book Letter from the Queen, illustrated by Cherry Mock, on October 11. After the cancellation, Crosby and Lipsyncki made matching donations to Brain Food Books. The event, which was scheduled to start at 11 a.m., would have benefited Brain Food Books, a nonprofit owned by the King's English, that distributes books to children and teens without access. ![]() The bookstore remained closed for the rest of the day and staff were sent home with pay. Store co-owner Calvin Crosby reported that all staff members, as well as drag queen Tara Lipsyncki, were safe. The King's English Bookshop in Salt Lake City, Utah, canceled a drag queen storytime yesterday morning due to a bomb threat on the bookstore's block. Calvin Crosby and Tara Lipsyncki at a previous event. ![]()
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