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Ali Velshi on Reading as an Act of Resistance

Interview

Ali Velshi speaks to PEN America about how his new podcast, Velshi Banned Book Club, is an "act of resistance" against the epidemic of book banning. More

The PEN Pod: Staying Connected and Collected with Yiyun Li

InterviewApril 8, 2020

“I thought every day I would write some words that give my life a structure. . . Writing words also structures my life.” More

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DARE: In Iowa, Even a Book Club Is a 2020 Campaign Stop

News DigestMay 23, 2019

Book clubs become campaign stops for 2020 presidential hopefuls. Amazon shareholders vote down proposal to reconsider how the company sells surveillance... More

The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

Los Angeles Book Club: The God of Small Things

Wednesday, May 29, 2019 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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The Poet X Book Cover

Los Angeles Book Club: The Poet X

Wednesday, April 24, 2019 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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Whereas book club cover

Los Angeles Book Club: Whereas

Tuesday, March 26, 2019 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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Friday Black book cover

Los Angeles Book Club: Friday Black

Wednesday, February 27, 2019 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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LA November 2018 Book Club A Place For Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza

Los Angeles Book Club: A Place for Us

Thursday, November 29, 2018 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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American Hate by Arjun Singh Sethi

Read the Resistance, November 2018: American Hate

Wednesday, November 28, 2018 | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
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The Sellout by Paul Beatty book cover and Paul Beatty headshot

Los Angeles Book Club: The Sellout

Wednesday, October 24, 2018 | 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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