The PEN Ten with Carmen Agra Deedy
Respect the intelligence of young readers and never, ever, lie to them. They will love you for the former and crucify you should you ignore the latter. More
Animal Farm: Banned by the Soviets, Promoted by the CIA
Though the book cannot and should not be divorced from the Russian Revolution, Orwell sees beyond the specifics of that revolution, and even beyond revolution itself, to tell what… More
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It's the day for interviews! Check out @kavitamix's chat with @PENamerica for their PEN10 series!
https://pen.org/the-pen-ten-an-interview-with-kavita-das/
Widespread destruction of 🇺🇦 culture the persecution of writers & artists, and other attacks against 🇺🇦 heritage expose the breadth of Russia’s attempts to erase 🇺🇦 cultural identity as a tactic of war, according to PEN America and @PENUkraine https://pen.org/report/ukrainian-culture-under-attack/
"The indictment of Toomaj Salehi for his music with charges that raise the specter of the death sentence, is both obscene and horrifying," said Julie Trebault, director of PEN America's Artists at Risk Connection (@AtRiskArtists).