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 Banned Books WeekBanned Books week is an annual celebration of the freedom to read. Since 1982, this annual event has highlighted the freedom to seek and to express ideas and emphasized the importance of the fight against censorship. It draws attention to national and local efforts to remove or restrict access to books in libraries, schools, and bookstores. This year, Banned Book Week is more timely than ever before. Like you, we have watched the proliferation of challenges to books across the country with concern.
We have a display of banned books set up at the front of the store. Take some time to see what books are included; we think you’ll be surprised by some of them. Visit with our staff about the issue of banning books, and why we feel strongly about it. Read a banned book. Think about how the Freedom to Read has been important in your life.
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The Future Is Indie! We have new posters in our windows! Amidst the crisp air and falling leaves, we hope they remind passersby of the immense power that lies within their individual choices. By choosing to shop at independent stores, they contribute to the nurturing of a vibrant downtown, and plant the seeds of a sustainable future.
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Beginning in October, we’ll start our fall hours:
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The Wonder of Small Things
Do you know about the poetry anthologies edited by James Crews and published by Storey Publishing? They’re wonderful little gems of gentle poems. The latest one has just been released: The Wonder of Small Things: Poems of Peace and Renewal. Contributors include Wendell Berry, Ted Kooser, Ada Limon, Rita Dove, Joy Harjo, Michael Kleber-Diggs (a Minnesota poet!), and many others.
From Crews website:
James Crews, editor of two best-selling poetry anthologies, How to Love the World and The Path to Kindness, presents an all-new collection of highly accessible poems on the theme of celebrating moments of wonder and peace in everyday life. As Crews writes in the introduction: "[A] deep love for the world is present in every one of the poems gathered in this book. Wonder calls us back to the curiosity we are each born with, and it makes us want to move closer to what sparks our attention. Wonder opens our senses and helps us stay in touch with a humbling sense of our own human smallness in the face of unexpected beauty and the delicious mysteries of life on this planet."
In Poetry News
Bluest Nude by Ama Codjoe is the winner of the Academy of American Poets 2023 Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize. This $25,000 prize recognizes the most outstanding book of poetry published in the United States in the previous year.
The judges’ citation from Shane McCrae, January Gill O’Neill, and Monica Youn reads:
“Bluest Nude stands as a remarkable testament to Codjoe’s mastery of language, as she weaves words into intricate tapestries of imagery and emotion. Her ability to intertwine the personal with universal themes demonstrates a keen understanding of the human condition, inviting readers to connect with the heartbeats in her poems. With this book, Ama Codjoe arrives fully formed, as only the strongest poets do. [. . .] With every carefully crafted line, Codjoe challenges conventions, disrupts expectations, and expands the boundaries of poetic expression.”
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