In a Moment of Dire Threat to Free Expression, PEN America Literary Gala Celebrates Writers, Visionaries, and Truth-Tellers
PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel said: “In unimaginable times, we need the imagination, and specifically authors’ imaginations as manifest in the written word, to force us to reckon with… More
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According to @PENamerica book bans are increasing and evolving to keep even more books out of the hands of our children. But why do other people get to tell our kids, they can't read certain books? #BookBanBusters
Loved last night’s celebration of books and reading at the Utah State Capitol. #LetUtahRead #utpol
"While no Republican members of Congress have directly addressed the Santos drag allegations, drag has become a hot-button issue in the party.
At least 8 states have introduced... legislation to restrict or censor drag shows, according to Pen America." https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64388524