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Revised Florida Textbooks Left Race Out of Rosa Parks History

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By: Lisa Tolin | March 16, 2023

In an effort to pass muster in Florida, a history textbook publisher omitted references to race, even when it came to Rosa Parks. A revised text said only that… More

Florida Book Bans Are No Hoax: Here Are The Facts

newsMarch 10, 2023

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis set out to "expose the book ban hoax" about Florida classrooms. His claims are false.  More

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PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel Responds to Remarks by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that Book Bans Are a ‘Hoax’

analysisMarch 8, 2023

If we take Gov. Ron DeSantis at his word that he is simply aiming to protect students from porn and sexualized texts, then the approaches and methods being legislated… More

From Movie Star to Book Translator, Molly Ringwald Makes a Splash (In Pink) at the PEN America Literary Awards

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By: Suzanne Trimel | March 8, 2023

(NEW YORK)— Books aside, some of the chatter among the literary and publishing crowd at PEN America’s Literary Awards ceremony last Thursday night zeroed in on a surprise guest… More

Honoree Tina Fey Brings Down the House at the 2023 PEN America Literary Awards

newsMarch 3, 2023

Comedy legend Tina Fey continued her three-decade streak of making audiences laugh on Thurs. evening Mar. 2 at the 2023 PEN America Literary Awards with a hilarious speech at… More

The Most Banned Picture Books of the 2021-2022 School Year

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By: Lisa Tolin | February 14, 2023

These are the most banned picture books of the 2021-2022 school year. Several are nonfiction, including histories of civil rights and gay pride. Others are lighthearted fiction about animals… More

A Celebration of Salman Rushdie and His New Novel Victory City for Readers on Both Sides of the Atlantic

newsFebruary 10, 2023

By Suzanne Trimel (NEW YORK)—PEN America, PEN Canada and English PEN hosted two global literary stars, Canadian Margaret Atwood and British-born Neil Gaiman, on Thursday evening for an online conversation… More

Scholar-Author Imani Perry on Listening Deeply, Turning 50, Writing About Historical Atrocities and Being a Mother

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By: Suzanne Trimel | February 2, 2023

Prize-Winning Author of South to America is featured speaker in finale of Birmingham Reads, PEN Birmingham’s collective reading experience of her book. More

Books banned in Missouri schools in 2022

Spiegelman, Atwood Among Signers of PEN America Letter Against Missouri Book Bans

newsNovember 16, 2022

Art Spiegelman, Margaret Atwood, Neil Gaiman, Lois Lowry, Roxane Gay, Rupi Kaur, and Alison Bechdel are among the authors and illustrators who signed a PEN America open letter protesting… More

Universities Must Prioritize Both Campus Safety and Free Speech as Complementary, Not Competing Imperatives

analysisNovember 3, 2022

During the past month, two public universities dealt with campus confrontations involving controversial speakers, student protesters, and apparent members of the Proud Boys, an organization heavily implicated in the… More

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