Banned Books Month is Coming!

October 24, 2012

September is all about banned books here at PEN American. We reached out to writers, editors, literary illuminati, and PEN staff to write about the banned books that matter… More

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davidakaye David Kaye @davidakaye ·
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the national #bookban epidemic is anything but organic, and it should be setting off alarms across america. @PENamerica is on it. https://pen.org/banned-in-the-usa/

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alivelshi Ali Velshi @alivelshi ·
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For this #BannedBooksWeek we’re taking a step back and looking at the *why*. Why are all these books being banned and why now? @PENAmerica’s @SuzanneNossel has some of those answers. #VelshiBannedBookClub #Velshi http://ow.ly/MSM150KS7EV

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penamerica PEN America @penamerica ·
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TODAY 9/24 @ 11:30am PT, join @VilkViktorya & @JejeRMohamed for an interactive walk-in workshop on dedoxxing yourself at this year’s @ONAconf! #ONA22 #FightOnlineAbuseNow

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