A Literary Festival for Diverse Voices Finds a Home Online

By The Books brings the canceled Decatur Book Festival to the virtual world

Mailchimp, Kin, and Code and Theory are boosting diverse authors with a virtual book fair like no other. By The Books

July 6, 2020

What happens when you hand over the reins of a literary festival to the hosts of the popular feminist podcast Call Your Girlfriend? You get By The Books: A Collection of Rising Voices, a highly diverse online lit fest.

Mary Emily O'Hara

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