Author Talk: ‘Banned Books Week’ featuring Jenny Finney Boylan in conversation with the ACLU of Maine and the Maine Library Association moderated by the Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance.  

When: Tuesday, October 6, 2026 from 5-7PM 

Where: Pascal Hall (86 Pascal Ave | Rockport, ME | 04856) 

This event is free and open to the public. Registration is not required, but if you would like to do so, you can via the link provided. 

Please join Barnswallow Books, the Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance, and the ACLU of Maine for a conversation during Banned Books Week about the importance of free speech in writing and publishing. This event is being featured as a part of Maine Lit Fest.  

Bestselling and award-winning writer Jennifer Finney Boylan will be in conversation with Zach Heiden, Director of Program and Strategy and Chief Counsel at the ACLU of Maine, and Cathleen Miller, UNE archivist and chair of the Intellectual Freedom Committee at the Maine Library Association. This panel will be moderated by Gibson Fay-LeBlanc, Executive Director of the Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance.  

A short Q+A will follow the talk where Jenny will sign books. Barnswallow Books will have copies of her work for sale.