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.

Lee Wind (he/him) of the Independent Book Publishers Association knows all about how literary censorship impacts independently published books by authors from marginalized communities. A Queer author himself, Lee's books — like A Different Kind of Brave, The Gender Binary is a Big Lie, and No Way, They Were Gay? Hidden Lives and Secret Loves — are independently published, and at least one has been challenged or banned on several occasions. Philomena and Lee spoke about the impact of book bans on independently published books and IBPA's program to combat it (in collaboration with the EveryLibrary Institute), a program called We Are Stronger Than Censorship. Learn more, including how to become a bookseller partner, at wearestrongerthancensorship.org.

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.

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