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Something to Hide: Writers Against the Surveillance State

Recent leaks have revealed the breathtaking reach of the National Security Agency’s secret surveillance programs. Should writers and readers be concerned? A fast-paced mosaic of readings by leading PEN members, an NSA whistleblower, and others to provoke reflection on the dangers surveillance poses to the freedom to think and create, and to celebrate the role writers have played in defying those dangers.

Part of the Brooklyn Book Festival

Sponsored by PEN American Center, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the New York Civil Liberties Union