Tanvi Rastogi, former librarian and current bookseller at Dog-Eared Books of Ames, Iowa, is the founder of the Good Books Young Troublemakers book club. ABFE spoke with Tanvi about the book club, its origins, and its mission.
For Veterans Day this year, we interviewed one of our many veteran-owned bookstores! Shonesha Evans founded Books & Black Coffee Co. after more than six years of service. Originally an online store, Evans will be opening a physical location in Savannah, Georgia, in 2024.
To celebrate National Coming Out Day and Filipino American History Month, ABA’s Advocacy Associate Manager spoke to transgender fashion model Geena Rocero about coming out, being “stealth” as a model, and her memoir, Horse Barbie.
At ABA, we’re already preparing for Winter Institute 2024, and that includes looking at our venues and programming through an accessibility lens. While we make these decisions with hundreds of people in mind, many of our accommodations are scalable and can be implemented for any size store event.
