If Books didn\'t matter, nobody would try to ban them.
All proceeds will be donated to the American Library Association Office for Intellectual Freedom..
Godine and Jack Jenson, free speech advocates Chris Finan and Steve Zansberg, and booksellers Richard Howorth, Clara Villarosa, Chuck Robinson, and Betsy Burton.
Senator John Hickenlooper, publishers David R.
Contributors include U.
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To honor Joyce Meskis, the legendary bookseller who founded Denver\'s Tattered Cover and became a champion of First Amendment freedoms, a team including some of today\'s leading publishers, booksellers, authors, and free speech activists offers reflections on the vital role of Books in our nation\'s cultural, civic, social, and economic life.
In a nation struggling to cope with polarization, disinformation, acrimony, the power of books-to inform, enlighten, and inspire-is more important than ever.
If Books didn\'t matter, nobody would try to ban them
