A Texas Book Ban is an Attack on the Freedom to Learn
Months after the Leander Independent School District banned books and graphic novels from its secondary school curriculum, the district released decisions on an additional set of titles. More
Open Letter to Utah’s Murray City School District Officials
We urge the Murray City School District to rescind the review and suspension of “equity book bundles,” featuring diverse authors and inclusive literature. More
PEN America Supports Powell’s Decision to Continue Selling Controversial Book
"We must recognize and cherish the right of bookstores to offer the perspectives of authors from across the political spectrum." More
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"Baktash Abtin, Keyvan Bajan, and Reza Khandan Mahabadi are embodiments of the spirit that animates our work at PEN America." Learn more about our 2021 PEN/Barbey #FreedomToWrite honorees: https://abcn.ws/3ko2l8p.
In the final edition of Temperature Check, PEN America's Prison and Justice Writing Program break down the latest developments in advocacy efforts and the state of COVID’s impact behind bars over the last 17 months. https://bit.ly/392kySi
