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Proposal to Restrict Some Books Deemed “Obscene” from Minors in Huntington Beach, CA Is “Nothing Short of Censorship,” Says PEN America
Allison Lee, PEN America’s Los Angeles director, said: “Government officials weighing in on the minutiae of library collection management is nothing short of censorship. What Van Der Mark is… More
PEN America Urges Missouri Schools to Keep the Holocaust Graphic Novel ‘Maus’ on Shelves
“We haven’t learned much from the past, but there's some things you should be able to figure out," Art Spiegelman told PEN America. "Book burning leads to people burning.… More
”Outrageous Government Censorship,” Says PEN America, About Removal of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Memoir from South Carolina AP Course
Jeremy C. Young, freedom to learn program director, said: “This is an outrageous act of government censorship and a textbook example of how educational gag orders corrupt free inquiry… More
White House Announcement of Anti-Book Ban Coordinator Treats Crisis with Deserved Seriousness
PEN America’s Washington Managing Director Nadine Farid Johnson issued the following statement on Thursday: “The growing movement to ban books—especially books focused on the experiences of people of color and… More
Readings by Noted Authors Headline 6/6 Florida Event Celebrating Books Challenged in Miami-Dade County Schools, including The Hill We Climb by Poet Amanda Gorman
Jonathan Friedman, director of PEN America’s Free Expression and Education program, said: "The fact that a bogus challenge from a single individual can get books banned goes to the… More
PEN America Files Lawsuit Against Florida School District Over Unconstitutional Book Bans
“Children in a democracy must not be taught that books are dangerous. The freedom to read is guaranteed by the constitution,” said Suzanne Nossel, CEO of PEN America. “In… More
2023 PEN America World Voices Festival: Day 4 Highlights
PEN America's 2023 World Voices Festival wrapped up on Saturday with a blow-out closing night event worthy of four days of poignant conversations exploring the vitality of the written… More
2023 PEN America World Voices Festival: Day 2 Highlights
Ta-Nehisi Coates delivered the keynote Arthur Miller Freedom to Write lecture on Thursday at PEN America's 2023 World Voices Festival. More
PEN America Calls on China to Release Taiwan-based Publisher Li Yanhe
Li Yanhe had published books by Chinese dissidents and on subjects that otherwise would have been banned by Beijing. He has given Chinese-language readers access to different ideas and… More
Türkiye: End the decades-long judicial harassment of PEN member Pınar Selek
PEN calls on the authorities of Türkiye to end their decades-long harassment of Selek and to unconditionally drop all charges against her. More