Books built Democracy, books can save Democracy.

In celebration of America’s 250th birthday, join us for an evening with Dr. Michael Fischer as he discusses his groundbreaking book, How Books Can Save Democracy, with James Madison Institute president Dr. Bob McClure and award-winning science fiction editor Ann Vandermeer. We’ll be giving away 250 copies of How Books Can Save Democracy, leading up to and at the event, so don’t hesitate to swing by Midtown Reader to snag your copy now!

This event is in partnership with our charitable initiative, Let's Read, and the Community Foundation of North Florida, thanks to a generous anonymous donation.

ABOUT HOW BOOKS CAN SAVE DEMOCRACY
How Books Can Save Democracy is essential reading for educators, community leaders, and anyone concerned about the future of American democracy. Now more than ever we need works of literature to help us benefit from our differences instead of being threatened by them, and our bookshelves may hold the solution to this pressing civic challenge.

ABOUT MICHAEL FISCHER
Michael Fischer is the Janet S. Dicke Professor in Public Humanities Emeritus at Trinity University and the author of several books of literary analysis. He lives in San Antonio, Texas.

ABOUT ROBERT MCCLURE
Dr. Robert McClure is the President and CEO of The James Madison Institute (JMI). JMI is a nonpartisan, public policy research organization based in Florida. JMI’s ideas are rooted in the U.S. Constitution and the principles of economic freedom and opportunity for all Floridians.Dr. McClure was appointed by Governor Jeb Bush to the Florida Elections Commission and has served on the State of Florida Education Strategic Planning Council.

ABOUT ANN VANDERMEER
Ann VanderMeer is an award-winning editor, writer & anthologist. She serves as an acquiring editor for Reactormag.com. She was the editor-in-chief for Weird Tales, during which time she won the Hugo Award. Along with other nominations, she has won a World Fantasy Award, the Locus Award, and a British Fantasy Award for The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories. She was recently honored with the Robert Bloch award for her work Her non-fiction has been published widely, including essays for the British Library and The Paris Review. Her latest anthologies include The Big Book of Classic Fantasy and The Big Book of Modern Fantasy.