With a Rent Battle Behind It, La Sirena Celebrates Its 16th Cinco de Mayo
Every morning, Dina Leor opens her Mexican folk-art store the same way: by lighting sage, burning incense and scattering rose petals. “I feel it affects the store if I… More
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🧵STAND WITH SALMAN
Friday, August 19, 2022
11:00am ET
New York Public Library
A PEN America, @nypl & @penguinrandom public reading drawn from Rushdie’s body of work.
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Order to Remove Dozens of Challenged Books in Texas, Including the Bible, Is an Appalling Violation of Students Rights, says PEN America https://pen.org/press-release/order-to-remove-dozens-of-challenged-books-in-texas-including-the-bible-is-an-appalling-violation-of-students-rights/ #BookBans #TheBible #StudentsRights
Reports indicate that The Bible has been banned in Texas.