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Firing of Georgia Teacher for Reading a Book that Promotes Inclusivity is “Shocking” and “Harmful,” Says PEN America

Press ReleaseJune 23, 2023

Jonathan Friedman, PEN America’s director of Free Expression and Education, said: "It is shocking that an educator would be terminated under this vague law for reading students a book… More

PEN America Rejects Move by Huntington Beach, CA Government to Consider a Legal Study to Restrict Books from Minors

Press ReleaseJune 21, 2023

Elana K Arnold, one of the most frequently banned authors in the country in the first half of this school year, spoke, urging a rejection of the proposal. “When… More

Proposed Texas Law Would Force Publishers to Create ‘Age Appropriate’ Ratings for School Library Books

Press ReleaseNovember 16, 2022

“This is a dangerous escalation in the movement to censor public education. In a very short time, those who advocate for school censorship have gone from trying to control… More

PEN America Urges NO Vote By Greenville, S.C. County Council on Vaguely-Worded Resolution to Censor Childrens’ Books in Libraries

Press ReleaseNovember 1, 2022

Jonathan Friedman, director of PEN America’s Free Expression and Education program, made the following comments: “If passed, this resolution would be an exercise in censorship--ordering the Greenville County Library System… More

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The PEN Pod: On Political Ads, the Children’s Canon, and Ongoing Crackdowns in Myanmar with Suzanne Nossel

InterviewMarch 5, 2021

“While there was a democratic interlude and democratic norms were taking hold [in Myanmar], it was even more fragile than I think anybody quite realized.” More

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[VIRTUAL] Children’s Book Week: A Reading Hour with Natashia Deón

Saturday, May 9, 2020 | 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
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The PEN America Children’s and Young Adult Books Committee Recommends Children’s Books for Our Moment: A Reading List

Recommended Reading

These books describe upended lives, resiliency, and stories of children and others who rise above. More

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The PEN Pod: Lessons Learned in Uncertainty with Fatima Shaik

InterviewMarch 31, 2020

“That uncertainty can sort of be tamed, for me, by talking to other people and sharing on the phone, and by focusing on small things, small pleasures.” More

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DARE: How Far-Right Websites Spread a Fake Story about Pete Buttigieg

News DigestMay 6, 2019

Attempted smear campaign against presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg exposed by news media as misinformation, seen as 'small victory for truth.'... More

DARE: After Mueller Report Findings, Republican National Committee Plans to ‘Slam and Shame the Media’

News DigestMarch 25, 2019

Following the release of the Mueller report, Republican National Committee slams media as 'obsessed with the Democrat lie.' Senate Republicans push two... More

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