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It’s time again for Banned Books Week, that annual celebration of one’s freedom to read and the importance of the…
LINK to the PEN America Banned Books Week actions and events (NEW YORK)— With school book bans surging 33 percent over…
Writers, readers, and activists gathered across the country for Banned Books Week 2024 to defend the right to read.
As part of our “Literature Locked Up” campaign, PEN America presents a reading list of books that have been or…
“With all of our societal focus on how to make the criminal justice system more just and less self-defeating, vindicating…
Thank you for joining forces with PEN America during our inaugural Prison Banned Books Week (October 25th-31st). Together, we’ll help…
(NEW YORK)—More than 20 actors, writers, and artists are joining together to spread the word about book bans by creating…
In honor of this year’s Banned Books Week, we have gathered a list of books—both classic and contemporary titles—that have…