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I see myself as a storyteller. I think it’s a universal language we all speak, and stories have the power…
This September, PEN American Center reached out to writers, editors, literary illuminati, and PEN staff to write about the banned…
It’s our job to name the human experience so that we don’t forget the ugly and the truly beautiful. It’s…
This week the American Library Association celebrates Banned Books Week, honoring notable literature that has been challenged for controversial material.…
(SALT LAKE CITY)– At the start of Banned Books Week, PEN Utah on Mon., Sept. 23 will host award-winning children’s…
Abigail Frank left homeschool and church behind to reflect her values.
Ali Velshi speaks to PEN America about how his new podcast, Velshi Banned Book Club, is an “act of resistance”…
“Covertly removing books is a way of circumventing any conversation about why you are removing these books from libraries and,…
I think our responsibility is to tell the truth. We’re writing for discriminating readers who don’t want to read stories…
