Words & Money was founded to highlight not only the importance of libraries, but to bring them into the center of the publishing ecosystem in a way that they haven't been before. We hope to bridge the divide between publishers and libraries by covering them as part of a common enterprise, both striving to put books in the hands of readers, to provide knowledge and education to people of all ages, and to help better the country.
Ahead of Banned Books Week 2025, we caught up with the award-winning author and co-founder of We Are Stronger Than Censorship to talk about why advocates must continue to find innovative ways to fight back against the ongoing, pernicious right wing attack on the freedom to read.
Debut author Sam Sussman reflects on his deep love of libraries.