Power to the People: A World Voices Festival Reading List
The books in this reading list push boundaries and challenge inherited narratives. We hope you’ll check out each of these titles and also join us for the virtual festival. More
Marching Forward: A Women’s History Month Reading List
As we mark the history of women’s contributions and achievements, we hope you’ll be inspired by this reading list to seek out even more stories of women’s experiences. More
Amazon Withholding E-Books From Public Libraries Slights Nation’s Readers
Amazon’s decision to withhold thousands of e-books and audiobooks from the country’s public libraries indicates that the company is not serious about its obligations to the nation’s readers. More
What To Expect When You’re Electing: A Reading List
Curated by PEN America’s Literary Programs Department, this reading list highlights books and complementary titles from our signature PEN Out Loud event series. More
Healing through Stories: A Latinx Heritage Month Reading List from Tia Chucha Press and Bookstore
This reading list celebrates Latinx Heritage Month and centers on the work of Chicanx and Indigenous writers in collaboration with Tia Chucha Press. More
The PEN Pod: On Loose Ends and Plot Twists with Lisa Jewell
“The feeling of the book comes first. . . and then the bigger themes that encompass society and where we find ourselves now come much further down the line.” More
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Join PEN America in Dallas on 9/29 for a special #BannedBooksWeek event that will assess the negative impacts of censoring political and historical writing with @BryanBurrough and @JimSchutze. Moderated by novelist and professor @SanderiaFaye. https://bit.ly/3AsJ5fz
Two activists based in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou – including one of China’s most well-known women’s rights campaigners, have lost contact with their friends, raising fears that the pair may have been detained by police. https://bit.ly/3EFO0fC
100 THINGS WE'VE LOST TO THE INTERNET by @PamelaPaulNYT is "full of brief, nostalgic, jaundiced, often charming essays about what has fallen by the wayside in the digital age." It's also one of @chicagotribune's "60 best reads for right now"! https://bit.ly/39pPWKQ
