James Atlas: “The Award Enabled Me to Just Write”
As for my NEH award, I list it on my CV and consider it a major achievement in my literary career. More
The Real Story: Literary Fact and Fiction
CHARLES MCGRATH: It seems fair to say that we’re living in an age of porosity; the traditional boundaries between fact and fiction have become permeable, with factual narratives borrowing techniques… More
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ICYMI: On #thePENpod, PEN America CEO @SuzanneNossel takes on the toughest questions about the past week in free speech. LISTEN 🎧 : https://bit.ly/3kBFG8x.
Don't miss our FREE virtual roundtable conversation this coming Monday 9/27 on Gender Identity, Sexuality & Free Expression in Alabama, featuring @emrysdo, @MBPratt, Joi Miner & Brontez Purnell. In partnership with @ACLUAlabama. Register here: https://bit.ly/3lLIbot.
The freedom to read and learn should be one we all defend. My @PENamerica colleague on how censorship by a few limits our rights and the free flow of ideas.
FOX 7 Discussion: Campaign to reinstate banned books at Leander ISD https://www.fox7austin.com/news/fox-7-discussion-campaign-to-reinstate-banned-books-at-leander-isd
