Book The Vote

A national drive bringing together readers, writers, booksellers, publishers, and librarians to register voters

An Urgent Invitation

Democracies die by foreign invasion, but they also die by homegrown authoritarian malignancies. That is happening now in the United States, and Writers for Democratic Action calls on YOU to stop it!  Join us in protecting representative government with the most powerful weapon we still have: the Vote in 2026.

WDA is launching BOOK THE VOTE, a drive to bring together readers, writers, booksellers, publishers, and librarians to register voters before the next elections. Books themselves are threatened now, which is no surprise since books have always been essential to democracy. The Bookstore and the Library can be the frontline of the campaign to rescue it.

Join Us!

Why Now?

The vote is under attack. Lies about election outcomes are epidemic, and poisonous. In 2023, restrictive voting laws were passed in more than a dozen states, hampering voter registration and even the casting of ballots. New laws make it easier to purge voter rolls, criminalize normal election-related actions, and promote fear among poll workers. Gerrymandering continues to target Black, Latino, and Native American voters. The Supreme Court and state legislatures have gutted the 1965 Voting Rights Act, and the Congress, stymied by the filibuster, has been unable to pass much needed voter protection legislation. The urgent defense of democracy falls to citizens, who must vote in the midterm elections in 2026 in numbers never seen before, voting in part to retain the right to vote. WDA needs you to take on this challenge with us NOW on behalf of the 2026 elections!

Our Partners Across the U.S.

THE WRITERS FOR DEMOCRATIC ACTION DEMOCRACY THEATER PROJECT

Presents Ban the Bans, A Play in Resistance to the Banning of Books

BAN THE BANS!

Banned Books Week in 2025 will be held from October 5 to 11.

To see more about Ban the Bans, click here.

Book the Vote Toolkit