Events Calendar
Sunday
October 1
8:30 am ETSunday
October 1
10:00 am – 6:00 pm ET![](https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-Brooklyn-Book-Festival-Header-3-300x200.png)
PEN America at the 2023 Brooklyn Book Festival
Brooklyn Book FestivalSunday
October 1
10:00 am – 11:00 am ET![](https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/BKBF-Banner-300x200.png)
PEN Presents: Free The Books
Brooklyn Borough HallMonday
October 2
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm ETMonday
October 2
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm ET![](https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Adam-Nagourney-300x200.png)
PEN America Author’s Evening with Adam Nagourney
Hosted by Tom Healy and Fred P. HochbergTuesday
October 3
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm PTWednesday
October 4
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm CT![](https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Book-bans-and-censorship-event-300x200.png)
Book Bans and Censorship
Grand Valley State University, Loosemore AuditoriumWednesday
October 4
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm CT![Ayad Akhtar headshot and Homeland Elegies book cover](https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Ayad-Akhtar-300x200.png)
PEN America Author’s Evening with Ayad Akhtar
Hosted by Ben and Victoria FederWednesday
October 4
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm CT![](https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Ayana-Mathis-in-conversation-300x200.png)
Ayana Mathis in Conversation
Thank You BookshopWednesday
October 4
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm ETWednesday
October 4
8:00 pm – 9:30 pm ETThursday
October 5
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm MT![](https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Carmen-Maria-Machado-on-Banned-Books-300x200.png)
Carmen Maria Machado on Banned Books
Utah Museum of Fine ArtsThursday
October 5
6:00 pm ET![Freedom to Read Panel Event Graphic](https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Freedom-to-read-panel-300x200.png)
The Freedom to Read Panel: A Discussion with Sigal Ben-Porath, Kasey Meehan, and Samantha Hull
Barnes & Noble PhiladelphiaThursday
October 5
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm PT![](https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Viet-Thanh-Nguyen-with-Susan-Straight-Web-300x200.png)
Viet Thanh Nguyen + Susan Straight | PEN Out Loud
Second Home HollywoodThursday
October 5
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm ET![Ned Blackhawk headshot and The Rediscovery of America book cover](https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Ned-Blackhawk-300x200.png)
PEN America Author’s Evening with Ned Blackhawk
Hosted by Tracy Higgins and James LeitnerFriday
October 6
7:30 am – 9:30 am PTFriday
October 6
7:00 pm – 9:30 pm ET![](https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/banned-books-panel-and-trivia-featured-300x200.png)
Banned Books Week | Panel Discussion & Trivia
66 GreenpointSaturday
October 7
10:00 am – 5:00 pm CT![](https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Beaverdale-banned-books-fest-300x200.png)
Beaverdale Books Banned Books Festival
Franklin Event CenterSaturday
October 7
10:30 am – 2:00 pm CTSaturday
October 7
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm ET![](https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Maus-Banned-Books-and-the-First-Amendment-300x200.png)
Maus, Banned Books, and the First Amendment
Public Library of Mount Vernon & Knox CountySunday
October 8
1:00 pm MT![](https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Dave-Eggers-Banned-Books-Month-2023-event-page-graphic-300x200.png)
Dave Eggers | Banned Books Week Reading and Screening
Zandbroz VarietyMonday
October 9
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm PT![](https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/justin-torres-Angela-Flournoy-300x200.png)
Justin Torres + Angela Flournoy | PEN Presents
Skylight BooksThursday
October 12
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm ET![Kai Bird headshot and American Prometheus book cover](https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Oppenheimer-1-300x200.png)
PEN America Authors’ Evening with Kai Bird and Special Guest Christopher Nolan
Hosted by Laura Bickford and Stephen GrahamFriday
October 13
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm PT![](https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/safiya-pen-presents-300x200.png)
Safiya Sinclair | PEN Presents
Reparations ClubSaturday
October 14
10:00 am – 3:00 pm PTSaturday
October 14
10:45 am – 12:15 pm MT![](https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Arizona-Event-Page-300x200.png)
Free Expression and Schools
Arizona State University, The Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative WritingMonday
October 16
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm ET![](https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/PEN-Presents-Ayad-Akhtar-and-A.M-Homes-with-Sarah-Thankam-Mathews-Event-Page-Graphic-1-300x200.png)
PEN Presents: Ayad Akhtar and A.M. Homes with Sarah Thankam Mathews
P&T Knitwear Books & PodcastsTuesday
October 17
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm ETTuesday
October 17
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm PT![](https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/PEN-LA-noir-300x200.png)
PEN Presents: L.A. Noir
Second Home HollywoodWednesday
October 18
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm ET![](https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/The-Troubled-History-of-Book-Bans-BBW-2-300x200.png)
The Troubled History of Book Bans
Stonewall National Museum, Archives, and LibraryFriday
October 20
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm MT![](https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Cultural-Erasure-Restoration-Event-Page-Graphic-black-300x200.png)
Cultural Erasure & Restoration
Regis University, Peter Claver Hall – Mountain View RoomSaturday
October 21
2:00 pm – 4:30 pm MT![](https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Lets-Read-w-Shannon-Hale-300x200.png)
Let’s Read: A Free Expression Halloween Party
Under the UmbrellaSaturday
October 21
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm ET![](https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Celebrating-BIPOC-and-LGBTQ-Books-300x200.png)
Celebrating BIPOC and LGBTQ Books
Scuppernong BooksSunday
October 22
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm PT![](https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Building-Bridges-300x200.png)
Building Bridges: A Conversation About Book Banning
Holocaust Museum LAMonday
October 23
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm ET![Al Franken headshot](https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Al-Franken-300x200.png)
PEN America Author’s Evening with Al Franken
Hosted by Stephen and Debi HarnikTuesday
October 24
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm ETTuesday
October 24
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm ET![Chelsea G. Summers headshot and A Certain Hunger book cover](https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Chelsea-G.-Summers-300x200.png)
PEN America Author’s Evening with Chelsea G. Summers
Hosted by Cameron ForbesWednesday
October 25
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm PT![](https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Banned-300x200.png)
Banned! A Panel Discussion on Book Bans, Censorship, and Citizenship
University of California Irvine, School of BusinessWednesday
October 25
8:00 pm – 9:00 pm ETThursday
October 26
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm ET![](https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Prison-Banned-Book-Report-Release-Event-300x200.png)
Reading Between the Bars: A Report Release Event
EFA Project SpaceFriday
October 27
10:00 am – 2:00 pm ET![PEN America's Digital Freedom Student Summit Miami Event Image](https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Digital-Freedom-Student-Summit-Miami-Event-Image-300x200.png)