To my beloved friends and family near and afar: 

To celebrate my 85 twirls around the sun and, as always, in loving memory of my BFF, Julie Gentle Jackson, founder of readerseden, I am asking you to support our Readers’Eden, the PUBLIC LIBRARY — where no books are banned; where all banned books are on our Library’s  shelves. From  cradle to grave, the TCPL is our passage — our lifeline — to the world and beyond. Help keep love and liberty alive during these tumultuous times by supporting my campaign with any amount that you can. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!  

PS READATHON 2023 will be live on April 15th. I’m reading from The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdï.