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Thanks for a great NYC Poetry Festival

The smoke cleared the thunder rolled out to sea and it was a magnificent day.

We loved meeting so many people and sharing the unstoppable works of our poets & artists raising awareness of Tennessee’s censorship addiction.

And that’s a wrap on our summer events. For the rest of these hot weeks we’ll be in our studios working on another 25 books for this fall. See you in the library this fall for #bannedbooksweek

Never let them take your stories

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Fight censorship! Read banned books! Check out a few volumes @unbannablelibrary as part of the @penworldvoices festival in the NW corner of Union Square today until 5pm, at LaGuardia Community College from 10-2pm on Friday and in Washington Square Park on Saturday from 12-6pm. These books are collaborative and individual projects by artists, writers, students and community members of all kinds.

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Good morning from 𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓗𝓸𝓾𝓼𝓮 𝓸𝓯 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓟𝓸𝓮𝓽’𝓼 𝓓𝓪𝓾𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓮𝓻

By Sara Milena Lee Burd and Chalet Comellas

For this volume, Sara Milena and Chalet have curated and illustrated quotes, synthesized from three separate banned books that resonated with their own Latinx experiences. With the goal of highlighting missing perspectives in young adult literature, they selected The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo, and I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez.

Each of the selected book titles has its own two-page spread, illustrated in a style inspired by several female Latin Surrealist painters of the 20th century, with distinct color combinations and embedded symbols to be decoded by the viewer. To create the big book’s text, a single quote was selected from each YA author. When read together, the quotes craft a new poetic narrative.

“As a creative team, it was important for us to select Young Adult books that shed light on Latinx issues, some of which we both confronted as young people growing up in immigrant families. We feel that each author skillfully takes on these serious topics for YA readers in relatable and comforting ways. It’s a shame that students at some schools have been blocked from accessing these books.”

Come experience this incredible book and other big beautiful books from Tennessee’s @UNBANNABLELIBRARY as part of PEN World Voices Festival:
>> 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝟰/𝟯𝟬 in 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗲 from 𝟭𝟬-𝟱𝗽𝗺
>> 𝗦𝗮𝘁 𝟱/𝟮 in 𝗪𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗦𝗾 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸 from 𝗻𝗼𝗼𝗻-𝟲𝗽𝗺

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2weeks from today the big bold books of the @unbannablelibrary will be in NYC as part of @penworldvoices festival. I’m so excited to share the beauty of these works born from the crucible of America’s censorship addiction.

Showing in Union Square 4/30 10-5pm and….
Washington Square Park 5/2 non-6pm

If your free come see us so I can show you around these amazing works and tell you about our projects for ‘26

You can’t take our stories!

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Murray, KY @murraystateuniv has the fever this #bannedbooksweek

Featuring Murray's own book, 𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘼𝙘𝙩(𝙨), alongside works by Luke Warren, Chalet Comellas and Sara Milena Lee Burd

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@nashvillewallsproject generated some of the best artwork in Nashville. Sadly, I think this one is gone. Thank you Sara Lee Burd, @nashvillearts and all who participated in our Downtown Nashville Mural Bicycle Art Tour!

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Heartfelt thanks to @elephantgallery for the chance to share the unabridged ᑌᑎᗷᗩᑎᑎᗩᗷᒪE ᒪIᗷᖇᗩᖇY

#MARCHFORLIBRARIES is our next stop 3/5/25 9:30-12:30 from @nowatnpl to the capitol.

Anybody up for a book costume-making hangout to get ready for the march? Reply in comments and let’s make it happen

ALSO!! First image is @jamersonsgc Charles Key . He’s showing TONIGHT! at @zeitgeistgallery . Don’t miss the chance to catch the work of the hardest working artist in showbiz. The book pictured (made by Charles, @mikewindyart and TSU students) belongs in the @tnstatemuseum

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Heartfelt THANK YOU!!! to @elephantgallery for hosting the @unbannablelibrary and reception last night.
Catch 25 giant collaborative book projects by students, teachers, librarians, artists and poets all united in productive anger and effort to turn back the tide of censorship in our libraries.

Gallery hours fri-Sat 12-6 and by appt. Dm me if love to show u around.

Catch one of our Events!
1/23 BANNED: A Book Happy Hour )-7pm
1/25 Banned Book Family Day and Seed Exchange 11-2pm
1/29 Writers Gym presented by @nashvillepoetrylibrary 7-9pm

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“Unbannable” reception at @elephantgallery featuring the @unbannablelibrary book project pairing artists and writers to produce artist books at varying scales covering a wide variety of topics contesting the recent push to censor and limit access to stories, histories, and ideas.

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I’m doing no justice to the depth of these works, but here’s a breezy glimpse at today’s 3 installs at @vandylibrary , @tennstlibraries and @vupeabody

SO MANY PEOPLE PITCHED IN and HELPED TODAY IT WAS CRAZY!!!!

Books by: @a.ozden_ @seisenbart @saraleeburd @chaletcomellas @wildenemyart @gwendolynjmintz @benjianderson3 @mwchristy @lesleypattersonmarx @karenseapkerstudio @cionar

I’ll get better pics I swear but the last shots my favorite because it captured the original brainstormer for this project @tiffeni_fontno_ when she stopped talking to me because she fell into thrall with @cionar & @karenseapkerstudio ‘s SULA.

These books will stop you in your tracks!
#unbannablelibrary

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Hey!! We’re looking for pup models to wear our gear! You’ll get posted to our main account which has over 740k+ followers!! Just message us “Hi” to @thepackunleashed now 🙂 Can’t wait to hear from you!!

Message us @thepackunleashed (not directly here) and Lillie, our rep, will get back to you ASAP! 🙂

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2023:
Annik arrives back home in Magdeburg to her birthday celebration
And reunites with her beloved Nero! 🌭 🐾
Grandma goes into the next room 🕊️
Artville!
Homer’s Thunder Cubby
A Walk to Remember at Never Never

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