Intellectual Freedom Teen Meetup: Author Talk with Samira Ahmed
Join us for a very special author talk with Samira Ahmed! Her most recent book, This Book Won't Burn, is a social-suspense novel about book banning, activism, and standing up for what you believe. Hear teens ask her questions about writing, book banning, and what you can do to fight against censorship.
Meet-ups are a place to discuss intellectual freedom issues, your favorite books, and all things BPL's Books Unbanned initiative. Connect with peers across the country and learn how you can support youth in protecting the right to read whatever they choose.
Samira Ahmed is the bestselling author of Love, Hate & Other Filters, Internment, Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know, Hollow Fires, and the Amira & Hamza middle-grade duology, as well as a Ms. Marvel comic book mini-series. Her poetry, essays, and short stories have appeared in numerous publications and anthologies including the New York Times, Take the Mic, Color Outside the Lines, Vampires Never Get Old and A Universe of Wishes.
Please register by 4 pm EST to receive a Zoom link the day of the meetup.
This program is made possible through support by the Long Ridge Foundation and The Destina Foundation.
Join us for a very special author talk with Samira Ahmed! Her most recent book, This Book Won't Burn, is a social-suspense novel about book banning, activism, and standing up for what you believe. Hear teens ask her questions about writing, book banning, and what you can do to fight against censorship.
Meet-ups are a place to discuss intellectual freedom issues, your favorite books, and all things BPL's Books Unbanned initiative. Connect with peers across the country and learn how you can support youth in protecting the right to read whatever they choose.
Samira Ahmed is the bestselling author of Love, Hate & Other Filters, Internment, Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know, Hollow Fires, and the Amira & Hamza middle-grade duology, as well as a Ms. Marvel comic book mini-series. Her poetry, essays, and short stories have appeared in numerous publications and anthologies including the New York Times, Take the Mic, Color Outside the Lines, Vampires Never Get Old and A Universe of Wishes.
Please register by 4 pm EST to receive a Zoom link the day of the meetup.
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