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Events Calendar

October 2023

Monday
October 2
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm ET

More than Empty Shelves: How Book Bans Undermine Identities and Restrict Information

Labyrinth Books
Monday
October 2
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm ET

PEN America Author’s Evening with Adam Nagourney

Hosted by Tom Healy and Fred P. Hochberg
Tuesday
October 3
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm PT

From Howl to Now: Book Bans in the U.S. (Virtual)

Wednesday
October 4
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm CT

Book Bans and Censorship

Grand Valley State University, Loosemore Auditorium
Wednesday
October 4
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm CT
Ayad Akhtar headshot and Homeland Elegies book cover

PEN America Author’s Evening with Ayad Akhtar

Hosted by Ben and Victoria Feder
Wednesday
October 4
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm CT

Ayana Mathis in Conversation

Thank You Bookshop
Wednesday
October 4
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm ET

Freedom to Write | Freedom to Read with Suzanne Nossel (Virtual)

Wednesday
October 4
8:00 pm – 9:30 pm ET

Resisting Censorship: The Children’s & Young Adult Book Banning Crisis

Books & Books
Thursday
October 5
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm MT

Carmen Maria Machado on Banned Books

Utah Museum of Fine Arts
Thursday
October 5
6:00 pm ET

The Freedom to Read Panel: A Discussion with Sigal Ben-Porath, Kasey Meehan, and Samantha Hull

Barnes & Noble Philadelphia
Thursday
October 5
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm PT

Viet Thanh Nguyen + Susan Straight | PEN Out Loud

Second Home Hollywood
Thursday
October 5
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm ET
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PEN America Author’s Evening with Ned Blackhawk

Hosted by Tracy Higgins and James Leitner
Friday
October 6
7:00 pm – 9:30 pm ET

Banned Books Week | Panel Discussion & Trivia

66 Greenpoint
Saturday
October 7
10:30 am – 2:00 pm CT

Banned Camp Presents: The Magic Power of Reading

BookPeople
Saturday
October 7
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm ET

Maus, Banned Books, and the First Amendment

Public Library of Mount Vernon & Knox County
Sunday
October 8
1:00 pm MT

Dave Eggers | Banned Books Week Reading and Screening

Zandbroz Variety
Monday
October 9
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm PT

Justin Torres + Angela Flournoy | PEN Presents

Skylight Books
Tuesday
October 10
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm ET

A Night at the Book Fair | PEN Young Patrons

Scholastic
Thursday
October 12
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm ET
Kai Bird headshot and American Prometheus book cover

PEN America Authors’ Evening with Kai Bird and Special Guest Christopher Nolan

Hosted by Laura Bickford and Stephen Graham
Friday
October 13
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm PT

Safiya Sinclair | PEN Presents

Reparations Club
Saturday
October 14
10:45 am – 12:15 pm MT

Free Expression and Schools

Arizona State University, The Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing
Monday
October 16
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm ET

PEN Presents: Ayad Akhtar and A.M. Homes with Sarah Thankam Mathews

P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts
Tuesday
October 17
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm PT

PEN Presents: L.A. Noir

Second Home Hollywood
Wednesday
October 18
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm ET

The Troubled History of Book Bans

Stonewall National Museum & Archives
Saturday
October 21
2:00 pm – 4:30 pm MT

Let’s Read: A Free Expression Halloween Party

Under the Umbrella
Saturday
October 21
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm ET

Celebrating BIPOC and LGBTQ Books

Scuppernong Books
Sunday
October 22
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm PT

Building Bridges: A Conversation About Book Banning

Holocaust Museum LA
Monday
October 23
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm ET
Al Franken headshot

PEN America Author’s Evening with Al Franken

Hosted by Stephen and Debi Harnik
Tuesday
October 24
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm ET
Chelsea G. Summers headshot and A Certain Hunger book cover

PEN America Author’s Evening with Chelsea G. Summers

Hosted by Cameron Forbes
Wednesday
October 25
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm PT

Banned! A Panel Discussion on Book Bans, Censorship, and Citizenship

University of California Irvine, School of Business
Wednesday
October 25
8:00 pm – 9:00 pm ET

[Virtual] 2023 Emerging Voices: The Final Reading

Thursday
October 26
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm ET

Reading Between the Bars: A Report Release Event

EFA Project Space
Thursday
October 26
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm ET
Gay Talese headshot and Bartleby and Me: Reflections of an Old Scrivener book cover

PEN America Author’s Evening with Gay Talese

Hosted by Colette and Daniel Bennett
Monday
October 30
7:00 pm ET
Ruchira Gupta headshot and I Kick and I Fly book cover

PEN America Author’s Evening with Ruchira Gupta

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