PEN Pals: Ashley Hope Pérez and Padma Venkatraman on What Book Bans Are Really About
"I think books like Out of Darkness offer a historical perspective on our current moment, which is still very much affected by racism." More
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Last month, @PENamerica shared a Native American Heritage Month Reading List that includes past #NBAward Winner Louise Erdrich, 2018 Longlister Tommy Orange, and more great reads. | @PENamerica
https://pen.org/resistance-resilience-reclamation-native-american-heritage-month-reading-list/
"We journalists are the defence line between dictatorship and war." Next week, Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov receive their Nobel peace prizes. In a rare interview, Muratov says he fears the world is sliding towards fascism. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/04/nobel-winner-we-journalists-are-the-defence-line-between-dictatorship-and-war
