Spare Times for April 22-28
PEN World Voices Festival (Monday through May 1) This free annual literary event, which brings about 150 writers from 30 countries to venues spread throughout the New York City More
150 Writers, 30 Countries: PEN World Voices Festival, April 25–May 1
Booksellers and their customers are invited to use the discount code WRITE2016 to get 20 percent off most events during the 12th Annual PEN World Voices Festival of International… More
The World Voices Book of Prayer and Meditation
The World Voices Book of Prayer and Meditation is a pocket-size book of prayers for our times commissioned for… More
Over 60 writers join PEN in challenging censorship of Ubud Writers and Readers Festival
In response to Indonesian censorship of the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival opening today in Bali, over 60 writers including Michael Chabon, Teju Cole, Porochista Khakpour, and Colm Tóibín… More
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CPJ, media organizations, and partners write to @RusEmbUSA calling for release of US @WSJ journalist Evan Gershkovich
"As an urgent first step, Gershkovich should be granted immediate access to an attorney provided by his employer. We also demand https://cpj.org/2023/03/cpj-media-organizations-and-partners-call-for-release-of-us-journalist-evan-gershkovich/… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1641813179004071936
DeSantis called reports of book bans in #Florida “a hoax in service of trying to pollute and sexualize our children.”
Teachers in fear of felony charges carrying up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine would beg to differ. #FreeTheBooks #Education https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/03/ron-desantis-florida-teachers/
Free expression organization @PENamerica released a letter signed by more than a dozen other civil liberties organizations opposing federal legislation and proposals that seek to impose a wholesale ban on social media platform TikTok in US .
https://www.vice.com/en/article/4a3ddb/restrict-act-insanely-broad-ban-tiktok-vpns