Andy Laties
@andylaties.bsky.social
Co-owner of Book and Puppet Company. Co-founder of Easton Book Festival. Author of “Rebel Bookseller”. Half of creative music duo Blitz Laties.
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“ALA said…that 72% of all book challenges [in 2024] were lodged not by the public, not by parents, but by school board members and administrators, essentially by management inside of the school system.” — @andylaties.bsky.social in @publisherswkly.bsky.social
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Bookseller Andrew Laties on Championing Banned Books
We spoke with Andrew Laties, longtime activist bookseller, author, and publisher of the Rebel Bookseller imprint, about his latest title to focus on banned books, 'You’re Telling My Kids They Can’t Re...
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August 21, 2025 at 5:14 PM
“ALA said…that 72% of all book challenges [in 2024] were lodged not by the public, not by parents, but by school board members and administrators, essentially by management inside of the school system.” — @andylaties.bsky.social in @publisherswkly.bsky.social
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Bookseller Andrew Laties on Championing Banned Books
We spoke with Andrew Laties, longtime activist bookseller, author, and publisher of the Rebel Bookseller imprint, about his latest title to focus on banned books, 'You’re Telling My Kids They Can’t Re...
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August 8, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Thanks Judith Rosen for this coverage! www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
I made a press release.
July 3, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I made a press release.
How can I plan to support librarians who may be at risk, upon acquiring my new book for their collections?
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Undesirable Consequences — ANDREW LATIES
My legal fate as the author is one thing. What I was thinking about while writing was, “Who’s gonna read this?” I hoped the answer was parents. The strong show of interest among librarians means the b...
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June 10, 2025 at 12:40 AM
How can I plan to support librarians who may be at risk, upon acquiring my new book for their collections?
www.andrewlaties.com/youre-tellin...
www.andrewlaties.com/youre-tellin...
Why? You ask…
Why I’m Glad Facebook Froze My Account — ANDREW LATIES
My dad loved bookstores so much I took it for granted that much of the time we were together would involve hopping from bookstore to bookstore. The family joked that he was addicted to bookstores. Thi...
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June 3, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Why? You ask…
It’s not easy to stop revising—but I’m gonna stop!! www.andrewlaties.com/youre-tellin...
On Fixing Your Old Work — ANDREW LATIES
I believe that one of the great things about a book is its fixed nature. Unlike a webpage, a book’s text is set and unchangeable. Its published form is stable and lots of different people can re...
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May 31, 2025 at 12:58 AM
It’s not easy to stop revising—but I’m gonna stop!! www.andrewlaties.com/youre-tellin...
Read my new book “You’re Telling My Kids They Can’t Read This Book?” — for free! It doesn’t officially come out till July 1 but I’ve posted its Google Books preview as 100% viewable. www.andrewlaties.com/youre-tellin...
Read my book for FREE! — ANDREW LATIES
Okay, if there’s one thing I learned from my highschool underground newspaper days, it’s that giving the paper away for FREE before anyone could stop us meant people would check it out. So, that’s wha...
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May 24, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Read my new book “You’re Telling My Kids They Can’t Read This Book?” — for free! It doesn’t officially come out till July 1 but I’ve posted its Google Books preview as 100% viewable. www.andrewlaties.com/youre-tellin...
I’m performing in this show Sunday!
multi media presentation by comic artists Seth Tobocman, Peter Kuper, Gianlucca Costantini, Larimar Lora, Elettra Stamboulis, Music by Continuity of Struggle and Larimar Lorahttps://www.franciskiteclub.com/calendar#/events/136940 #art #comics #occupy #dumptrump #handsoff
Calendar — The Francis Kite Club
The Kite hosts a range of activities from music to installations, poetry readings, live figure drawing, dinners, workshops, parties, and more...Check out our past event highlights here.
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April 15, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I’m performing in this show Sunday!
An important report from Mekba Tolliver — melbatolliver.com/f/a-peoples-...
A Peoples' Town Hall
I was just recently part of a People’s Town Hall. In Bethlehem. Bethlehem, PENNSYLVANIA. In the heart of a county that helped put a convicted felon in PEOPLE’S White House, the sanctuary of the Episco...
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March 22, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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3 Sheep and the Breathing-Challenged Shark, plus Mary Fairy Had a Little Sheep go to the Bookstore: audience participation puppetry at Book & Puppet Co
3 Sheep and the Breathing-Challenged Shark, plus Mary Fairy Had a Little Sheep go to the Bookstore: audience participation puppetry at Book & Puppet Co
March 8, 2025
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March 8, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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3 Sheep and the Breathing-Challenged Shark, plus Mary Fairy Had a Little Sheep go to the Bookstore: audience participation puppetry at Book & Puppet Co
3 Sheep and the Breathing-Challenged Shark, plus Mary Fairy Had a Little Sheep go to the Bookstore: audience participation puppetry at Book & Puppet Co
Today's Fractured Fables Puppet Show: "Little Red Foxy Hood and the Big Red Hen" youtu.be/qmMsj39Ucbo
Little Red Foxy Hood and the Big Red Hen
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March 1, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Today's Fractured Fables Puppet Show: "Little Red Foxy Hood and the Big Red Hen" youtu.be/qmMsj39Ucbo
Here’s a film of our 157th Birthday Party for W.E.B. Du Bois - a community conversation that’s part of the Melba Tolliver’s WHY? Network —https://youtu.be/rNJQHrAVrgQ?si=8884hnyTOANSur0H
W.E.B. Du Bois 157th Birthday Party with Melba Tolliver
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February 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Here’s a film of our 157th Birthday Party for W.E.B. Du Bois - a community conversation that’s part of the Melba Tolliver’s WHY? Network —https://youtu.be/rNJQHrAVrgQ?si=8884hnyTOANSur0H
Come on down to Book & Puppet and sign some Democratic Party nominating petitions!
February 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Come on down to Book & Puppet and sign some Democratic Party nominating petitions!
Coming soon at Book & Puppet: 157th Birthday Party for W.E.B. Du Bois; An Evening with Dr. Hasshan Batts--go "Beyond The Nightmare"; Noble Quills; April in Paris
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February 18, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Coming soon at Book & Puppet: 157th Birthday Party for W.E.B. Du Bois; An Evening with Dr. Hasshan Batts--go "Beyond The Nightmare"; Noble Quills; April in Paris
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My original Rebel Bookseller publisher Sander Hicks interviewed me for his podcast. youtu.be/1_aaJyqj1Qc?...
Andy Laties: The Rebel Bookseller vs. Amazon’s Monopoly!
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February 14, 2025 at 8:34 PM
My original Rebel Bookseller publisher Sander Hicks interviewed me for his podcast. youtu.be/1_aaJyqj1Qc?...
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"He represented the shadow, the inferior part of everybody's personality, in an overwhelming degree, and this was another reason why they fell for him.”
--C. G. Jung, describing Adolf Hitler
--C. G. Jung, describing Adolf Hitler
February 8, 2025 at 2:44 PM
"He represented the shadow, the inferior part of everybody's personality, in an overwhelming degree, and this was another reason why they fell for him.”
--C. G. Jung, describing Adolf Hitler
--C. G. Jung, describing Adolf Hitler
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Introducing "WHY?" | Melba Tolliver
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February 7, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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I wrote a new book!
February 1, 2025 at 12:40 AM
I wrote a new book!
I believe in honesty!
January 26, 2025 at 12:58 AM
I believe in honesty!
Thanks to The Morning Call for covering our People’s Inauguration event— a 5-hour community read aloud of Special Counsel Jack Smiths report www.mcall.com/2025/01/20/a...
At Lehigh Valley bookstore, an ‘alternative inauguration’ is held as Trump returns to office
An Easton bookstore marked President Donald Trump’s return to office with an “alternative inauguration” event.
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January 20, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Thanks to The Morning Call for covering our People’s Inauguration event— a 5-hour community read aloud of Special Counsel Jack Smiths report www.mcall.com/2025/01/20/a...
Criminal speech? Susie Ravitz:
January 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Criminal speech? Susie Ravitz:
Tammy Mckillip: “corrupt”
January 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Tammy Mckillip: “corrupt”
Pete Coyne channels DJT
January 20, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Pete Coyne channels DJT