Reading is Resistance

Times Are Not Normal

The places where we learn and grow are under siege.

Books are called dangerous and pulled from library shelves. Federal, state, and local governments tell citizens what they’re allowed to read. Vulnerable communities are under threat. Teachers and librarians are harassed with lawsuits, firings, and public ridicule all while one vital case heads to the Supreme Court.

With every new Draconian law, JKP is driven even more in our mission to help communities, to provide understanding, and deliver books in which people see themselves. Because in the end, books are the sublime rectangles of humanity’s progress, its past missteps, and its hopeful future. Reading unchains us from ignorance. Reading allows us to grow, to empathize, to understand.

Reading is Resistance.

Make a difference in the lives of young readers nationwide!

JKP has partnered with We Need Diverse Books, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that takes a wholistic approach in improving literacy and building compassion by affecting change across the entire reading pipeline — turning diverse manuscripts into published books and then donating diverse titles to readers nationwide.

25% of the profits from all Reading is Resistance t-shirt sales will be donated to WNDB. Or if you'd like to make a donation directly to WNDB, simply click the link below.

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The 'Reading Is Resistance' Campaign

Share your favorite book on social media - banned, attacked, or otherwise -and tell us why you love it! Talk about why a book like this is so important to liberty, identity and progress. Include the following hashtags with your post:

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