ABA's Statement on Ukraine

The American Booksellers Association condemns Putin’s attack on Ukraine. We stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine and with the people of Russia protesting this act of war and international threat.

We stand with our colleagues —booksellers, publishers, and authors — who we know will face danger as they make information that is critical to democracy available to their communities.

In the coming weeks, we pledge to amplify Ukrainian authors and books; offer support directly to Ukrainian booksellers; and promote organizations working to resist, inform, and offer aid.

We ask our booksellers to help by exercising their freedom to promote and sell books that educate people about the region and about the ongoing war, and offering comfort to customers and bookselling colleagues with familial ties in the Ukraine.

As we learn more, we will join our colleagues at the European and International Booksellers Federation in sharing information about human rights and Ukrainian political prisoners in Russian custody with the hashtag #SolidarityWords.

We are here to do our part as a resource to our community of booksellers and booksellers associations, national and international. We remain open to new ways of offering our support, and we are in this together.