The Daily Show’s Hasan Minhaj to Launch New PEN America Series on Muslim Identity
Amid a presidential campaign cycle infused with anti-Muslim sentiment and high profile hate crimes, PEN America is launching a groundbreaking program to elevate, amplify, and celebrate the voices of… More
PEN DIY: Joseph Keckler on How to Sing Yourself
In a fresh and inventive PEN DIY talk titled "How to Sing Yourself," Joseph Keckler used opera, fiction, poetry, photography, and performance to give the audience a glimpse of… More
Celebrating Arthur Miller’s Centenary: An Events Guide
A variety of events will be held in New York, Michigan, and Spain to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Arthur Miller's birth in October. More
PEN DIY With Marisa Marchetto – How To Use Death As Your Life Coach
In her presentation for the PEN DIY, “How to Use Death as Your Life Coach,” graphic novelist and The New Yorker cartoonist Marisa Marchetto discusses how coming face to… More
PEN DIY: Marisa Marchetto on How to Use Death as Your Life Coach
In her presentation for the PEN DIY, “How to Use Death as Your Life Coach,” graphic novelist and The New Yorker cartoonist Marisa Marchetto discusses how coming face to… More
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Trump's anti-Democratic approach to press has bled over to @senatemajldr who is putting journalists covering impeachment in holding pens. Can we trust a Senate that wants to hide this historic process from the American people to whom it is accountable? https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/19/business/media/senate-impeachment-trial-media.html
This. And there goes the truthful record.
National Archives exhibit blurs images critical of President Trump - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/national-archives-exhibit-blurs-images-critical-of-president-trump/2020/01/17/71d8e80c-37e3-11ea-9541-9107303481a4_story.html
Everyone should be appalled by this proposed MO legislation to ban select children's books & jail librarians who don't comply. It's like something out of a dystopian novel--probably one these 'parent panels' would ban. @PENamerica, we're not standing for it. Fight #bannedbooks. https://twitter.com/stephenmfee/status/1218243527877984258