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27 Nov

9 Banned Books for Native American Heritage Month

To conclude Native American Heritage Month, we offer a selection of banned books about Indigenous experience by Indigenous authors.
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27 Nov

The Year-To-Date 2024 Indie Bestsellers List

Here is the Year-To-Date 2024 Indie Bestseller List, based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the period of January 1, 2024 to November 24, 2024. 

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27 Nov

A Q&A with Robin Wall Kimmerer, Author of December Indie Next List Top Pick “The Serviceberry”

“Don’t let the size of this book fool you! It’s brimming with nuggets of wisdom regarding our relationship to the natural world and pleas for reciprocity in all aspects of living. A wonderful reference for a more equitable, meaningful existence,” said Debra Horan of Booklovers’ Gourmet in Webster, Massachusetts.
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20 Nov

9 Banned Books for Transgender Day of Remembrance

November 20 is Trans Day of Remembrance, a day set aside to memorialize transgender people who have been murdered as a result of transphobia.
 
In honor of these observances, we have compiled a list of 9 books by trans authors dealing with trans themes that were banned in the 2023–2024 Academic Year (per the PEN America Index of Banned Books). 
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20 Nov

ABA Submits Written Testimony in Support of Credit Card Competition Act

In a letter to members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, ABA Director of Advocacy and Public Policy Dave Grogan urged congress to pass the Credit Card Competition Act.

 

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