Sunday, January 29, 2017 3:50 PM to 5:00 PM EST
Lakeshore A
Booksellers face special free speech problems in selling children’s books. Parents complain about books that are “inappropriate” for their children based on age or socio-economic background, and there is also growing sensitivity in some communities as to how they are presented in kids’ books. How should booksellers respond?
- Nicole Brinkley, Oblong Books and Music (Rhinebeck, NY)
- Miranda Paul, Mentorship Chair, We Need Diverse Books (Bethesda, MD) and Author, 10 Little Ninjas (Knopf Books for Young Reader)
- Joan Trygg, Red Balloon Bookshop (St. Paul, MN)
- I.W. Gregorio, Founding Member, We Need Diverse Books (Bethesda, MD) and Author, None of the Above (Balzer + Bray)
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Chris Finan, ABA (Moderator)