Andy Laties

Bookseller Andrew Laties on Championing Banned Books We spoke with Andrew Laties, longtime activist bookseller, author, and publisher of the Rebel Bookseller imprint, about his latest title to focus on banned books, 'You’re Telling My Kids They Can’t Re...

“ALA said…that 72% of all book challenges [in 2024] were lodged not by the public, not by parents, but by school board members and administrators, essentially by management inside of the school system.” — @andylaties.bsky.social in @publisherswkly.bsky.social
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Bookseller Andrew Laties on Championing Banned Books We spoke with Andrew Laties, longtime activist bookseller, author, and publisher of the Rebel Bookseller imprint, about his latest title to focus on banned books, 'You’re Telling My Kids They Can’t Re...

Thanks Judith Rosen for this coverage! www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

I made a press release.

Undesirable Consequences — ANDREW LATIES My legal fate as the author is one thing. What I was thinking about while writing was, “Who’s gonna read this?” I hoped the answer was parents. The strong show of interest among librarians means the b...

How can I plan to support librarians who may be at risk, upon acquiring my new book for their collections?

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Why I’m Glad Facebook Froze My Account — ANDREW LATIES My dad loved bookstores so much I took it for granted that much of the time we were together would involve hopping from bookstore to bookstore. The family joked that he was addicted to bookstores. Thi...

Why? You ask…

On Fixing Your Old Work — ANDREW LATIES  I believe that one of the great things about a book is its fixed nature. Unlike a webpage, a book’s text is set and unchangeable. Its published form is stable and lots of different people can re...

It’s not easy to stop revising—but I’m gonna stop!! www.andrewlaties.com/youre-tellin...

Read my book for FREE! — ANDREW LATIES Okay, if there’s one thing I learned from my highschool underground newspaper days, it’s that giving the paper away for FREE before anyone could stop us meant people would check it out. So, that’s wha...

Read my new book “You’re Telling My Kids They Can’t Read This Book?” — for free! It doesn’t officially come out till July 1 but I’ve posted its Google Books preview as 100% viewable. www.andrewlaties.com/youre-tellin...

I’m performing in this show Sunday!

A Peoples' Town Hall I was just recently part of a People’s Town Hall. In Bethlehem. Bethlehem, PENNSYLVANIA. In the heart of a county that helped put a convicted felon in PEOPLE’S White House, the sanctuary of the Episco...

An important report from Mekba Tolliver — melbatolliver.com/f/a-peoples-...

Three Little Pigs Named Jack and the Sharknado YouTube video by Book & Puppet Co.

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March 8, 2025 YouTube video by Book & Puppet Co.

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3 Sheep and the Breathing-Challenged Shark, plus Mary Fairy Had a Little Sheep go to the Bookstore: audience participation puppetry at Book & Puppet Co

Little Red Foxy Hood and the Big Red Hen YouTube video by Book & Puppet Co.

Today's Fractured Fables Puppet Show: "Little Red Foxy Hood and the Big Red Hen" youtu.be/qmMsj39Ucbo

W.E.B. Du Bois 157th Birthday Party with Melba Tolliver YouTube video by Melba Tolliver

Here’s a film of our 157th Birthday Party for W.E.B. Du Bois - a community conversation that’s part of the Melba Tolliver’s WHY? Network —https://youtu.be/rNJQHrAVrgQ?si=8884hnyTOANSur0H

Come on down to Book & Puppet and sign some Democratic Party nominating petitions!

Coming soon at Book & Puppet: 157th Birthday Party for W.E.B. Du Bois; An Evening with Dr. Hasshan Batts--go "Beyond The Nightmare"; Noble Quills; April in Paris
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Andy Laties: The Rebel Bookseller vs. Amazon’s Monopoly! YouTube video by Sander Hicks

My original Rebel Bookseller publisher Sander Hicks interviewed me for his podcast. youtu.be/1_aaJyqj1Qc?...

"He represented the shadow, the inferior part of everybody's personality, in an overwhelming degree, and this was another reason why they fell for him.”
--C. G. Jung, describing Adolf Hitler

Introducing "WHY?" | Melba Tolliver Get more from Melba Tolliver on Patreon

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Which Way Up Is This? A Bookseller's Dream Journal

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I wrote a new book!

Nice!

I believe in honesty!

At Lehigh Valley bookstore, an ‘alternative inauguration’ is held as Trump returns to office An Easton bookstore marked President Donald Trump’s return to office with an “alternative inauguration” event.

Thanks to The Morning Call for covering our People’s Inauguration event— a 5-hour community read aloud of Special Counsel Jack Smiths report www.mcall.com/2025/01/20/a...

Criminal speech? Susie Ravitz:

Tammy Mckillip: “corrupt”

Pete Coyne channels DJT

“Angry”

Come on down to join the community readaloud of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report: we will be taking turns.
Here’s Melba Tolliver reading now (at Book & Puppet Co, 161 Northampton St, Easton PA)

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