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Update on Book Bans in the 2022-2023 School Year Shows Expanded Censorship of Themes Centered on Race, History, Sexual Orientation…
Introduction: The “Problematic” Discourse and Books In the past few years, the literary community has seen waves of activism that…
Art Spiegelman, Margaret Atwood, Neil Gaiman, Lois Lowry, Roxane Gay, Rupi Kaur, and Alison Bechdel are among the authors and…
(NEW YORK)– In response to questions raised about the banning of books in the Central York, PA school district, PEN…
Threats to free expression in education have a discriminatory impact on LGBTQ+ speech and topics, PEN America and PEN International…
Across the United States, local and state initiatives are regulating what can and cannot be taught to students. School boards…
14 Banned Book-Themed Gifts for the Reader in Your Life (and You) that Help PEN America Fight Book Bans If…
The law has now opened the floodgates for mass bans across Utah, and also requires schools to “dispose” of any…
(NEW YORK)— PEN America joined the ACLU of South Carolina, Authors Against Book Bans, EveryLibrary, along with author Ellen Hopkins, teachers,…