The Federal District Court in Anchorage has granted a preliminary injunction requested by Alaska booksellers, libraries, and other First Amendment and media organizations.
Hundreds of booksellers are supporting the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression and its all-important work in the fight against censorship by selling products in the ABFFE affiliate program, including reading glasses, bookmarks, and incense.
On Monday, September 20, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that two Oregon statutes that criminalize the distribution of sex education and other non-obscene materials to minors are unconstitutional.
On September 17, Media Coalition filed a friend-of-the-court brief urging the Supreme Court to strike down California’s restrictions on video games with violent themes. The brief was signed by five Media Coalition members, including the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression.
Booksellers are stocking their shelves with books that have been deemed vulgar, violent, or offensive in preparation for Banned Books Week, a national celebration of the freedom to read, which takes place from September 25 - October 2.
Inspired by last year’s positive response to its Banned Books Week display, Michigan’s Literary Life Bookstore & More has expanded plans for this year’s September 25 - October 2 celebration of the freedom to read.
A coalition of organizations and Alaska booksellers, including Fireside Books of Palmer and Title Wave Books of Anchorage, filed suit on Tuesday, August 31, to block a broad censorship law that bans constitutionally protected speech on the Internet.
Want to learn what it takes to be a successful writer in today’s highly competitive marketplace? Learn from leading authors and publishing industry veterans at the FIU/Books & Books International Writers Conference in the Cayman Islands. On September 10, ABFFE will raffle off a trip that includes hotel, airfare, and conference registration.
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