Free Expression Friday: South Carolina Book Bans with Tayler Simon (Liberation is Lit)

Free Expression Friday is an interview series from ABA's American Booksellers for Free Expression celebrating the amazing work of booksellers, organizers, and book people in general fighting for the right to read. With a background in social work, Tayler Simon is passionate about helping people. But when she saw anti-DEI and anti-CRT measures targeting higher ed spill over into book bans, she saw another way to help. She started Liberation is Lit as a social media presence and it soon became an online and pop-up bookstore. Now, she is getting ready to open a physical space for organizing and bookselling in her community. She spoke with ABFE's Philomena Polefrone about Liberation is Lit, rampant but under-emphasized book censorship in South Carolina, and how she's using bookselling to make a difference. Read the interview on ABA's Blog. Recorded August 13, 2024   Follow the American Booksellers for Free Expression on Instagram at @ABFEFreeExpression to keep up with ABFE's advocacy efforts and tune into their Free Expression Friday series. Additional bookstore education resources can be found at www.bookweb.org.   Theme by Constant Companion