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@bannedbooksweek.bsky.socialReposted by @aupresses.bsky.socialLET BOOKS BE WRITTEN! Book bans harm readers, authors, and the institutions we hold dear.
How can you ensure books are written? Arm yourself with the data, and take action! Protect the freedom to read!
@bannedbooksweek.bsky.socialReposted by @aupresses.bsky.social"Whether you're a librarian, teacher, or student like me...you have a place in this movement." Youth Honorary Chair Marshall Romero reminds us that we have a voice in the fight against book bans!
Join Marshall & other youth advocates TONIGHT, 7pmET: bit.ly/whose-story
@bannedbooksweek.bsky.socialReposted by @aupresses.bsky.social"Every one of us deserves the right to explore ideas, to question them, and to decide which stories shape who we become."
We are humbled by the wisdom of #BannedBooksWeek Youth Honorary Chair Azeemah Sadiq! #LetBooksBe
@bannedbooksweek.bsky.socialReposted by @aupresses.bsky.socialLET BOOKS BE LEGAL! Pay attention to what's happening in your community and TAKE ACTION! Make sure your support for the right to read can’t be ignored!
@bannedbooksweek.bsky.socialReposted by @aupresses.bsky.socialLET BOOKS BE ACCESSIBLE! Attempts to limit access for the intended audience are acts of censorship.
Let's take a look at the harmful myths and misinformation censors use to justify their actions. And find ways to push back!
@bannedbooksweek.bsky.socialReposted by @aupresses.bsky.socialToday is Let Freedom Read Day. It's also the last day of Banned Books Week.
We know books bans won't miraculously stop today. Whether you have 5 minutes or an hour, do one small thing today to fight book bans!
@ualbertapress.bsky.socialReposted by @aupresses.bsky.socialToday's blog post introduces Francina Cousins, our newest PhD Intern: committed, delightful, and talented, with a great sense of humour!
"Having lived on a tropical island all my life, I consider surviving my first Edmonton winter to be my greatest accomplishment to date."
@nyupress.bsky.socialReposted by @aupresses.bsky.socialA fitting close to our week in Frankfurt: NYU Press was recognized for 25 years at the Frankfurt Book Fair.
We're proud to celebrate with our distribution partner, @marenostrumgroup.bsky.social!
@lsupress.bsky.socialReposted by @aupresses.bsky.socialIn honor of #bannedbooksweek, here is "Banned Books," by Nâzım Hikmet, translated by Zoë Mjøen on World Literature Today: https://bit.ly/4hOE6Nh
"Banned Books" is from Ilan Stavans's upcoming "Fictional Translations," which features translations of fictional poems by fictional translators.
@psupress.bsky.socialReposted by @aupresses.bsky.socialIn honor of Banned Books Week, read “Interned for the Duration of the War: St. Louis Public Library Censorship during World War I” from LIBRARIES (3:1), free for a limited time.
https://ow.ly/uObN50ZVtBu
@unvpress.bsky.socialReposted by @aupresses.bsky.socialWe need more national parks historians!
#UniversityOfNevadaPress #TalkAboutSocialSciences #TalkAboutHumanities
@unvpress.bsky.socialReposted by @aupresses.bsky.socialIn honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, the University of Nevada Press wants to feature Daniel A. Olivas, author of 3 University of Nevada Press titles, including a translated work. Olivas, the grandson of Mexican immigrants, was born and raised near downtown Los Angeles.
@univpressofkansas.bsky.socialReposted by @aupresses.bsky.social🎬 "Shokhí" NEW book trailer! Join the editors Oct. 13, 6–8 PM, at Haskell Indian Nations University in Haskell Auditorium for a special event celebrating Kanza history and rematriation: https://f.mtr.cool/es93lcqomv
@columbiaup.bsky.socialReposted by @aupresses.bsky.socialWhat does the Cornell 7 case illustrate about the culture that enables sexual violence on college campuses? In this post, Kelly Oliver considers the Cornell 7 case and its connection to the arguments in HUNTING GIRLS. buff.ly/LQ1mA3f #SexualViolence #SexualAssault #RapeCulture
@livunipress.bsky.socialReposted by @aupresses.bsky.socialWorld Mental Health Day 2026 | Author of Making Madness Visible, Alvise Sforza Tarabochia guides the reader through five images from their monograph, which depict madness historically.
@universitypress.cambridge.orgReposted by @aupresses.bsky.socialThis World Mental Health Day, explore insights from peer-reviewed research and expert authors on the factors that shape our mental health and wellbeing. 🧠
Read more in our collection 🔗 https://cup.org/4dq5JuK
See more on the value of reading for mental health 🔗 https://cup.org/47toN81
@manchesterup.bsky.socialReposted by @aupresses.bsky.socialIt's Bookshop Day 2026!
Today we encourage you to #ChooseBookshops and support your local bookshop by dropping in, buying a book, or shouting them out on social media.
@booksaremybag.bsky.social
#BookshopDay
@brisunipress.bsky.socialReposted by @aupresses.bsky.socialToday is Bookshop Day 📚
Whether it’s Waterstones, Foyles, Blackwell’s, or one of the many amazing independent bookshops, such as Bristol's Bookhaus and Heron Books, take time to appreciate your local bookshop today!
#BookshopDay #Bookshops #ReadersAwards @booksaremybag.bsky.social
@academic.oup.comReposted by @aupresses.bsky.socialToday is World Mental Health Day! Explore a curated collection from Health Policy and Planning covering various facets of mental health across the globe.
Explore the collection today: oxford.ly/4jLf5oz
@mcgillqueensup.bsky.socialReposted by @aupresses.bsky.socialIt's World Mental Health Day!
Humanizing Mental Illness by Abigail Gosselin demonstrates that we need to challenge our explicit and implicit biases and learn to interact with mental illness in more intentional, supportive, and inclusive ways.
