PEN Members Reading at Paradise Banned Event
On Monday, September 30, PEN partnered with the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression for readings in celebration of PEN's Banned Book Month. Reading the poets whose work have been… More
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“When we keep books like #Speak away from our children, we are withholding wisdom from our kids.” @halseanderson 📚 🙌 #VelshiBannedBookClub #Velshi http://ow.ly/ak0J50KenAK
A Florida school district placed a warning label on three of my books that insist racism is wrong. It is not hard to figure out what this school district thinks is right. https://twitter.com/penamerica/status/1555662277806034944
Celebrating a whole world of literature - and @PENamerica ‘s list of writers’ works on their 100th year of defending free expression #lists #BookTwitter #FreeExpressionMatters #freedomtoread #freedomtowrite https://twitter.com/penamerica/status/1555249098248396800