Montclair Literary Festival: Banned Books Community Discussion

May 7, 2023 @ 3:30 pm 5:00 pm

Join ACLU-NJ for a community discussion with PEN America, American Library Association, as well as authors, editors, and publishers at the Montclair Literary Festival. We're talking about recent and growing attacks on the freedom to read, the dangers it signals, and what we can do to fight back.

Speakers:

  • William Johnson, PEN America
  • Skip Dye, American Library Association
  • Dr Michael Gillespie, Author
  • Jake Silverstein, 1619 Project and New York Times Magazine
  • Amol Sinha, ACLU of New Jersey
  • Diane Wachtell, New Press