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Unfortunately, Here We Are

If you're feeling like me, you're hoping to soon wake up from a bad dream. But unfortunately here we are. So I'll share quotes from two people who've said some helpful things.

First, a piece by Kathleen Schmidt, titled I Believe in Books: For centuries, books have outlasted elections, wars, and much more. People can pick up a book to escape, educate themselves, and evolve when the going gets tough. Even during a global pandemic, books were available as solace. This moment is no different.

Granted, there is work to do, and we, as literary citizens, must fight book bans and ensure children’s literacy is a priority. That must be our resolve. I believe in the fight, and I know many of you agree.

Now, more than ever, we need books. We must ensure the freedom to read and keep moving forward. It won’t be easy; sometimes we will want to give up, but we can’t.

No matter what comes next, I believe in books.

Second, from Betsy Carswell, President of the Golden Crown Literary Society: While we don’t know specifically what is to come, we know that our LGBTQIA+ literature and community, especially our trans and nonbinary family, are under increased threat.

GCLS affirms our commitment to advocate for our literature today and in the days ahead. Our stories are powerful. Our stories change lives. Our stories provide needed hope to those who feel alone. It is our mission to advocate for these stories and their authors, publishers, readers, reviewers, editors, audiobook narrators, et al. We are steadfast in this work.

There is work ahead and we are in that work together. We will roll up our sleeves and get to that work.

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