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PEN America Speaks: How We Defended and Celebrated Free Expression This Week

AdvocacyMay 26, 2023

PEN America works tirelessly to defend free expression, support persecuted writers, and promote literary culture. Here are some of the latest ways PEN America is speaking out. More

Narges Mohammadi: The Iranian Writer Speaking Out From Behind Bars

InterviewMay 15, 2023

By Rachel Powers From a prison on the outskirts of Tehran, Narges Mohammadi interviewed fellow prisoners about the abusive treatment and inhumane conditions they have endured and shared letters to… More

Frequently Banned Books Featuring Transgender Stories

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By: Sabrina Baêta | March 30, 2023

In national efforts to ban books and restrict content on LGBTQ+ characters and themes, stories on transgender individuals and characters are commonly challenged and banned, making up about 9%… More

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Ann Patchett Invites Community In After School Shooting

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By: Lisa Tolin | March 30, 2023

In an emotional video on social media, Ann Patchett sent love to those at the nearby Covenant School and invited community members to her store, Parnassus Books, if they… More

PEN America: ‘This escalating battle for control over free expression in education should worry us all’

newsMarch 29, 2023

PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel testified that the rise in educational gag orders and "escalating battle for control over free expression in education should worry us all."  More

PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel Testimony Before Congress on Protecting Free Speech on College Campuses

News DigestMarch 29, 2023

House Committee on Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development Hearing on “Diversity of Thought: Protecting Free Speech on College Campuses" * Statement of Suzanne Nossel, Chief… More

Letter to Congress Opposing Federal Law to Impose a Ban on TikTok

LetterMarch 23, 2023

Dear Members of Congress, We, the undersigned organizations, write to express our concern about federal legislation and proposals that seek to impose a wholesale ban on TikTok in the United… More

Oscar Hokeah Binds Together the Threads of Native American Experience in His Debut Novel Calling for a Blanket Dance

featureMarch 14, 2023

Hokeah Was One of Two Writers of Native Heritage to Receive Book Prizes at the 2023 PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony By Suzanne Trimel (NEW YORK)—  Oscar Hokeah writes fiction grounded… More

Book Bans Are a Fact of Life for Incarcerated People. They Shouldn’t Be. We Can All Fight Back

analysisMarch 14, 2023

Tell the New York City Board to Corrections Not to Restrict Book Deliveries to Prisoners By Moira Marquis In Texas, Kwaneta* is denied a copy of Good Housekeeping magazine because mailroom… More

Ron DeSantis speaking at a podium

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

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