2017 Literary Gala: Andrew Solomon
Literature has kept the idea of freedom alive in societies where freedom is forcibly annihilated. If the truth can remain vitalized, it can be shouted from the rooftops. More
2015 PEN Literary Gala: Andrew Solomon
These welcome remarks were delivered by PEN President Andrew Solomon at the 2015 PEN Literary Gala. 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