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The PEN Ten with Oddný Eir
"The writer is responsible for what he writes. I'm old fashioned and think that the writer is responsible for making us more responsible and keeping words alive so we… More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Monday, October 17
Suspect arrested in connection to Bangladeshi blogger's murder, and more. More
New PEN America Report Sets Out Principles to Defuse Campus Free Speech Controversies
NEW YORK—Addressing concerns that recent campus controversies may lead a rising generation to grow alienated from core American values of free speech, PEN America today released the “PEN America… More
‘GUANTÁNAMO DIARY’ AUTHOR FINALLY RELEASED
Mohamedou Ould Slahi has been released from Guantánamo Bay and transferred to Mauritania by U.S. authorities, where he is set to be reunited with his family. More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Friday, October 14
Anti-Russia blogger stands trial in Belarus, and more. More
Should Bob Dylan Have Won the Nobel Prize for Literature?
Teju Cole, Rita Dove, Porochista Khakpour, Neil LaBute, Theresa Rebeck, and others from the literary community weigh in on Bob Dylan's Nobel win. More
Footnotes from the World’s Greatest Bookstores
Illustrator Bob Eckstein speaks to artists and creators then draws and writes about 75 of the most magical bookstores around the world. More
Victoria’s Secret
When I left, my shoes suck-sucking in the mud, he watched me. More
Briefing Call: Campus Controversies on Free Speech
EMBARGOED For Monday, October 17, 2016 CONTACT: Omar Safadi, PEN America: [email protected], +1 (646) 779 4830 STUDENT JOURNALIST BRIEFING: And Campus for All: Diversity, Inclusion, and Free Speech at U.S. Universities New PEN America Report… More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Wednesday, October 12
Facebook deleted a parody account in Brazil, Iran temporarily releases hunger-striking journalist, South Sudanese journalist abducted, and more. More