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New-York Historical Society Presents PEN America at 100: A Century of Defending the Written Word, Opening July 22

Press ReleaseJuly 5, 2022

PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel, said, “PEN America at 100 opens a remarkable window into PEN America’s century-long effort to unite writers in defense of the freedoms that underwrite… More

Next Generation Now Virtual Storytime with Nic Stone

PEN World VoicesMay 15, 2020

Middle grade and young adult fiction author Nic Stone shares one of her favorite passages from Dear Justyce, the sequel to her New York Times best-selling novel, Dear Martin. More

A Tribute to Walter Dean Myers (August 12, 1937-July 1, 2014)

TributeJuly 2, 2014

His element was as a spokesman for the male point of view in black literature for children. More

A Conversation with Eisa Davis & Eisa Ulen.

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By: Eisa Ulen | February 8, 2014

"Born of the bloodfire of struggle for the people. I honor my child with your daughter’s name. May they both be strong forces of love and revolution."These are the… More

Life Is Messy, Writing Is Messy: An Interview with Danielle Evans

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By: Antonio Aiello | February 5, 2013

I sometimes wonder what critics would say if they couldn’t mention race until the second paragraph. It’s a shame, because the book is really about so many other things.… More

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