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The Authors Guild advocates for the rights of writers by supporting free speech, fair contracts, and copyright. We create community and fight for a living wage.

The Authors Guild Foundation educates, supports, and protects American writers to ensure that a rich, diverse body of literature can flourish

Behind the Book’s mission is to inspire young people to cultivate their vast potential through programs centered on diverse books and authors.

As the leading publishing association for industry best practices, research, education and events, BISG brings people together to move the book business forward — one collective idea at a time.

The Book Manufacturers’ Institute is a unique association in that it is the only graphic arts association that focuses on the Book Manufacturing market. The members of BMI have been providing leadership, council, and direction to companies who make up the Book Manufacturing supply chain for over 85 years. 

House of SpeakEasy is grounded in the belief that the ability to read and write enables a person to know their rights, be confident in their identity, and engage boldly and empathetically with the world around them.

With a mission to ensure all children have access to books in their home, Indy Book Project collects gently used or new books from the community, sorts them, and then distributes them to community centers, schools, and other locations that serve youth.

INKLUDED champions diversity in publishing by actively working to train and place young people from underrepresented groups in their first publishing jobs.

Lambda Literary champions LGBTQ+ writers and literature to affirm queer lives, ignite imagination, and transform culture.

The Las Comadres & Friends Book Club features two monthly Books of the Month, offers dynamic discussions, and LIVE! interviews with the authors during our Teleconference, along with a simultaneous TwitterChat. All books are written in English by Latino authors.

Little Free Library is a nonprofit organization based in St. Paul, Minnesota. Our mission is to be a catalyst for building community, inspiring readers, and expanding book access for all through a global network of volunteer-led Little Free Library book-exchange boxes.

With a large and comprehensive sales and marketing team, Manda serves a diverse range of customers, including chain retailers, mass market stores, online retailers, independent bookstores, gift and specialty stores, museums, galleries, universities and colleges, wholesalers, and more.

The National Coalition Against Censorship envisions an American society that understands, values, defends, and vigorously exercises free expression in a just, egalitarian, diverse, and inclusive democracy.

One Story, Inc. celebrates contemporary literary short stories and cultivates and mentors the authors who write them. 

PEN/Faulkner is dedicated to the idea that fiction creates empathy within and among communities and advances civil discourse. American culture thrives when stories from diverse perspectives enrich our lives. To further these ideals, we cultivate a vibrant landscape for writers and readers of fiction both locally and nationally.

Penguin Random House is the home to more than 300 editorially and creatively independent publishing imprints with a mission to ignite a universal passion for reading by creating books for everyone. We believe that books, and the stories and ideas they hold, have the unique capacity to connect us, change us, and carry us toward a better future for generations to come.

Poets & Writers fosters the professional development of poets and writers, to promote communication throughout the literary community, and to help create an environment in which literature can be appreciated by the widest possible public.

PEN America stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression in the United States and worldwide. We champion the freedom to write, recognizing the power of the word to transform the world. Our mission is to unite writers and their allies to celebrate creative expression and defend the liberties that make it possible.

Read Ahead’s vision is that our students have the opportunity to unlock their full potential through mentoring relationships based on a love of reading.

Sourcebooks is an innovative, mission-driven book publisher that champions diverse voices in publishing.

Advancing childhood literacy through a social justice lens.

The Carle is the international champion for picture book art. We collect, preserve, and present picture book art for audiences passionate about art and books.