Salman Rushdie’s New Novel Turns a Spotlight On the Enduring Power of Stories
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PEN America Speaks: How We Defended and Celebrated Free Expression This Week
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2023 PEN America Literary Gala
The 2023 PEN America Literary Gala will take place Thursday, May 18 at the American Museum of Natural History, hosted by Colin Jost and honoring Saturday Night Live's Lorne… More
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At one school, “the kids began crying and writing letters to the principal, saying, ‘Please don’t take my books, please don’t do this,’” said @Marie_Masferrer, a board member of @FloridaMediaEd. https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/01/31/florida-hide-books-stop-woke-manatee-county-duval-county-desantis/ #FreeTheBooks #Florida #Teachers #Librarians #StudentsRights
"It's important that we build an army... instead of going on the defensive... we really (need to) go on the offensive... (to) protect and expand the right to read," says @TracieDHall1 #RightToReadAct #Students #Teachers #Librarians
When it announced its A.P. course, the @CollegeBoard clearly believed it was providing a class whose time had come. After heavy criticism from Gov. DeSantis, it has removed much of the subject matter that had angered the governor and other conservatives. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/01/us/college-board-advanced-placement-african-american-studies.html