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Thursday, October 09, 2014   (0 Comments - view/add)
Author Events and Free Speech »
ABFFE's president, Chris Finan, recently spoke to Bookselling This Week about his experience defending Stephen Jimenz's au...
Friday, September 26, 2014   (0 Comments - view/add)
It's Banned Books Week! »
Booksellers around the country are participating in Banned Books Week, the national celebration of the freedom to read. Hu...
Tuesday, July 22, 2014   (0 Comments - view/add)
ABFFE Prepares for Banned Books Week 2014 »
ABFFE is gearing up for its celebration of Banned Books Week (September 21-27).  This year's BBW celebrations will&nb...
Wednesday, June 25, 2014   (0 Comments - view/add)
ABFFE Urges Senate to Strengthen USA Freedom Act »
ABFFE has joined other civil liberties groups in urging the Senate to strengthen the USA Freedom Act, a bill that would re...
Wednesday, April 02, 2014   (0 Comments - view/add)
Jarrett J. Krosoczka to Host BEA Children’s Art Auction »
The American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression (ABFFE), the bookseller’s voice in the fight against censorship, a...

Kids Right to Read Project
Friday, October 03, 2014   (0 Comments - view/add)
ABFFE Urges School District to Reinstate “The Fault in Our Stars” to Middle School Libraries »
Today, ABFFE along with seven other other free speech organizations sent a letter to the Riverside Unified School District...
Thursday, October 02, 2014   (0 Comments - view/add)
Welcome Back To The 1950s... »
Welcome back to the 1950s: Jefferson County School Board in Lakewood, Colorado is trying to rewrite AP US History to suit...
Tuesday, September 23, 2014   (0 Comments - view/add)
Just in time for Banned Books Week... »
Ironically, book banning often coincides with Banned Books Week which proved true this year when word got out this Monday...
Tuesday, September 16, 2014   (0 Comments - view/add)
NC highschool restricts access to books by acclaimed, African-American women »
Toni Morison's "The Bluest Eye" has been removed from a North Carolina high school's AP English class and Alice Walker's '...
Wednesday, July 09, 2014   (0 Comments - view/add)
UnWholly by Neal Shusterman Removed From 7th Grade Class in Kentucky »
ABFFE's and NCAC’s Kids’ Right to Read Project has sent a letter to the Murray Independent Schools district in Kentucky...

Legal News
Tuesday, September 23, 2014   (0 Comments - view/add)
ABFFE Joins Media Coalition in Suit To Protect Free Speech »
ABFFE joined Media Coalition and a broad coalition of bookstores, newspapers, photographers, publishers and librarians in...
Wednesday, June 25, 2014   (0 Comments - view/add)
Supreme Court Upholds Pre-enforcement Challenges to Censorship Laws »
The Supreme Court declared unanimously last week that booksellers and others who fear prosecution under laws that violate...
Wednesday, March 12, 2014   (0 Comments - view/add)
Booksellers File Supreme Court Brief »
Booksellers sent a message to the U.S. Supreme Court last week.  ABFFE joined 14 bookstores and four regional books...
Friday, December 20, 2013   (0 Comments - view/add)
ABFFE Joins Effort to Overturn Arizona Censorship Law »
ABFFE has joined the Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF), the American Library Association (ALA) and several literacy and fr...
Wednesday, December 18, 2013   (0 Comments - view/add)
ABFFE joins FIRE in the 'Facebook Collage' Free Speech Case »
Along with 10 other organizations, ABFFE has joined the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) in filing an...

ABFFE News
Wednesday, June 25, 2014   (0 Comments - view/add)
Children's Art Auctions Boost Kids' Free Speech Rights »
ABFFE's two auctions of children's book art that were held in conjunction with this year's BookExpo America triumphed with...
Monday, March 17, 2014   (0 Comments - view/add)
ABFFE Urges Obama to End CIA Obstruction of Oversight »
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Tuesday, June 26, 2012   (0 Comments - view/add)
Art Auction Raises Money for Free Speech »
The 18th Annual Children's Art Auction held on June 6 at BookExpo America raised nearly $30,000 to defend the free speech...
Friday, June 22, 2012   (0 Comments - view/add)
ABFFE Friend and Media Coalition General Counsel Added to Freedom to Read Foundation's Role of Honor »
The American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression, its board, and staff applaud Media Coalition general counsel Mi...
Thursday, June 21, 2012   (0 Comments - view/add)
ABFFE Email Returns »
ABFFE experienced some technical difficulties last week that compromised our ability to receive email. If you tried to con...

Banned Books Week
Friday, September 20, 2013   (0 Comments - view/add)
Paradise Banned: Poetry Readings From Banned Books »
Join the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression(ABFFE) and PEN American Center at Housing Works Café...
Sunday, October 23, 2011   (0 Comments - view/add)
Survey Finds Strong Support for Banned Books Week »
Survey Finds Strong Support for Banned Books Week Although Banned Books Week is almost 30 years old, the national c...
Thursday, October 20, 2011   (0 Comments - view/add)
Banned Books Week Read-Out Breaks Record »
Banned Books Week Breaks Record The Internet read-out that was the centerpiece of this year's Banned Book...

New Legislation
Tuesday, January 31, 2012   (0 Comments - view/add)
New California Law Fines Booksellers for Disclosing Customer Information »
New California Law Fines Booksellers for Disclosing Customer Information On January 1, a new law will go into e...

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