Avid Bookshop hosted the American Civil Liberties Union’s Know Your Rights Bus Tour on Sept. 12. The event, attended by roughly 75 Athenians, featured a Q&A with author of banned book “The ABCs of Queer History,” Seema Yasmin, ACLU first amendment policy advocate of Georgia Sarah Hunt-Blackwell, and content creator Jameelah Jones, as well as readings from Yasmin’s recently banned novel “Unbecoming.” “As an author, I think it has a chilling effect,” Yasmin said during the Q&A. “You can censor yourself, because what’s the point in writing this thing? I won’t get an agent, my agent won’t get a book deal, or I’ll write it and it’ll just get banned. The majority of banned books don’t get any love and attention.” Photos by Wyatt Meyer
The American Civil Liberties Union’s Know Your Rights Bus Tour was hosted by Avid Bookshop on Sept. 12
