Cspan2 public service. Todaysis discussio expression. I want to share first and then will into the conversation. National data reports and the usa mounting pressure shows escalation of censorship and passionate u School Libraries across the united states. Indive 2122 school year from july 20, 22 through june 20, 23. There were over 3000 instances of individual being banned, affecting almost hundred unique titles and almost 1500 different authors illustrate and translators and within texas itself, the total number of book bans currently stands at 625 across 12 districts and before we get into book banning proper, id love to sort of set the conversation session and why youtube, right . If i could here sort of about how your work responds to the world around you, what you think writing does in the world. And why dont we begin with luis for that question and then well go over to roxanne roxanne. Well, yeah, i was born in tijuana and, you know, all you have to do is be from tijuana to learn
[inaudible conversations] okay. All right. Hello. Are we on . Hi, guys. Welcome to sunday morning at the texas book festival. Does anybody know what time it is . And how awesome was that extra hour we all got this morning. Lets applaud the extra hours. Im going to officially welcome you to the 22nd annual book festival. Thank you for coming out to support the authors, the still and great literature. First off, please silence your cell phones. Ill silence my phone while you silence yours. Well have a book sinning after the session 0, so arm that both of the authors are going to go back to the booksigning tent and sign books, hopefully youll pick some up as the book people tent before that. When you buy book at the stifle, the festival, youre supporting the author, the festival, and the local independent book store. The mission is to support libraries in texas. And the reading rock Stars Program and to fund grants for libraries in texas. Your book purchase makes a difference and for the
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] trained to on a robbery committed by his cousin and other a very eventful and wonderful day so far at the savanna book festival. Youre at the Trinity United Methodist church United Methodist church which has been our venue here all day long. We feel very fortunate to have this space for the 11th annual savanna book festival. This venue hasy been made possible by the generosity of jackie mary romanos. My name is roger smith and at the pleasure of serving as a volunteer for the savanna book festival and im delighted with your participation. The savanna book festival is presented by georgia power, david and nancy st. John, the Sheehan Family foundation and the american pet suing. We would also like to thank our wonderfuler literati members as well as individual donors whose contributions have made in the past and continue to make saturday at the savanna book festival a free and public event. Inueor fact, 90 of the revenuer the book festi
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