BookExpo 2017: At PEN America First Amendment Panel, Different Takes On Protecting Speech
PEN at BookExpo hosts the First Amendment Resistance panel More
China’s Publishers Court America as Its Authors Scorn Censorship
A few years ago, the Chinese writer Murong Xuecun had the kind of career most novelists dream about. His eight books had sold two million copies in China, and… More
American, Chinese authors protest major book fair, censorship with shadow expo in New York
Chinese and American authors gathered Wednesday to protest a major U.S. book fair's focus on China that they say ignores the country's glaring problems of censorship and intimidation. More
Publishing world gathers this week for book conventions
PEN American Center, the literary and human rights organization, is planning two off-site events to protest China's history of censorship and suppression of writers. One protest will feature three… More
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AP English instructor assigned the book 'So You've Been Publicly Shamed' by @jonronson; parents complained over its content; and now the principal is being terminated over it.
https://www.12news.com/amp/article/news/education/paradise-valley-school-district-votes-to-terminate-horizon-principals-contract-following-controversial-book/75-3400972d-3e16-4083-9cfc-91ac887cd491?fbclid=IwAR32dnA4Duj72g652DCCKHbtOTDcUMKgAgF6h4H4c5wKc4_uo7BRGZarXjg
Authors! Book bans are surging across the country. This surge is not random. It has in part been driven by organized online forums and even some political campaigns. If your book has been challenged, here’s a thread on what you can do. #bannedbooks #freadom #booktwitter
