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politics-and-culture1 year ago•2 min saved

Macron Allows Paris Riverside Booksellers to Remain During Olympics

French President Emmanuel Macron has intervened to allow the iconic booksellers along the river Seine to remain at their historic locations during the Paris Olympics, overturning plans to temporarily remove them for security reasons. The decision comes after concerns about the impact on public opinion and criticism of the disruption caused by the Games. The booksellers, a fixture of Parisian life for 150 years, were facing removal to increase space for spectators during the Olympics, but Macron's ruling ensures their preservation.

via FRANCE 24 English|

#booksellers #emmanuel-macron #olympics

culture2 years ago•2 min saved

Paris Bookstores at Risk as Olympics Loom

Booksellers along the river Seine in Paris are being told to remove their stalls for the 2024 Olympics opening ceremony due to security reasons, which has sparked concerns about the erasure of a symbol of Paris. Around 570 stalls, or almost 60% of the riverside booksellers, need to be dismantled and moved. The booksellers argue that they are a tourist attraction and should not be hidden during an event that is meant to represent Paris. The city authorities have offered to pay for the costs of removing the stalls and any repair work, but the booksellers are not satisfied with the proposed alternative location and feel excluded from the celebrations.

via HuffPost|

#booksellers #culture #heritage

culture2 years ago•2 min saved

Paris Booksellers Clash with Olympic Organizers Over Seine View

Booksellers in Paris are protesting against plans to remove their stalls along the River Seine for the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics due to security concerns. The bouquinistes, who make up the largest open-air book market in Europe, argue that this move threatens to erase a symbol of the city. While the authorities have offered to pay for the costs of removing the stalls and proposed a temporary relocation to a "bookseller village," the booksellers believe the proposed location is not viable and no other compensation has been offered. The bouquinistes have been selling texts along the Seine for centuries and have been financially impacted by recent events such as the gilets jaunes protests, transport strikes, and the COVID-19 pandemic.

via The Guardian|

#booksellers #culture #olympics

civil-rights2 years ago•5 min saved

Texas Booksellers Take a Stand Against Censorship and Rating Systems in School Libraries

Booksellers, publishers, and authors in Texas have filed a lawsuit to challenge a new law that requires stores to rate books based on sexual content, arguing that it violates their First Amendment rights and is practically impossible to implement. The law, set to take effect in September, would force booksellers to evaluate and rate each title they sell to schools, as well as books they sold in the past. If they fail to comply, stores would be barred from doing business with schools. The legal battle reflects an ongoing culture war over book banning and what constitutes appropriate reading material for children, with Texas leading the country in removing books from schools.

via The New York Times|

#book-bans #booksellers #civil-rights

law2 years ago•2 min saved

Arkansas librarians and booksellers fight back against book ban law.

A group of Arkansas librarians, booksellers, and readers filed a lawsuit challenging a new state law restricting what materials librarians can distribute. The law would subject librarians to criminal charges including jail time if they are found distributing materials “harmful to minors.” The plaintiffs argue that the “vague and sweeping law” violates the rights of Arkansans protected by the First and Fourteenth Amendments. This is the latest effort against a wave of legislation targeting books that has swept across the country.

via The Hill|

#arkansas #booksellers #first-amendment

politics2 years ago•4 min saved

Taiwanese Booksellers and Publishers Face Risks for Defending Democracy Against China's National Security Powers

The detention of Li Yanhe, editor-in-chief of Gusa Publishing, by Chinese authorities on national security accusations has sent chills through Taiwan's community of booksellers and writers. Li's publishing of titles critical of the Chinese Communist party or discussing topics such as the Tiananmen Square massacre, human rights abuses of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, and party corruption is believed to be the reason behind his detention. The case comes at a time of deepening authoritarianism in China and escalating hostilities between Beijing and Taiwan.

via The Guardian|

#booksellers #censorship #china