The Book Report: Celeste Ng
Families are the most fundamental relationships we have, the ones that shape us from before we’re born and linger even after we die—or at least, that are supposed to. More
Fiction Reading with PEN Members Marie-Helene Bertino, Dina Nayeri, and Paul Rome
Join PEN American Center staff and members for drinks, readings, and conversation at the venerable KGB Bar in the East Village for one of the longest-running reading series in… More
Lit Seen: James Hannaham’s God Says No; Mark Z. Danielewski Exposed at PEN Fest
James Hannaham and I decide to meet one rainy Friday afternoon in a polished, low-lit midtown hotel, where the men's bathroom is supposed to be great for cruising. More
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Trump's anti-Democratic approach to press has bled over to @senatemajldr who is putting journalists covering impeachment in holding pens. Can we trust a Senate that wants to hide this historic process from the American people to whom it is accountable? https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/19/business/media/senate-impeachment-trial-media.html
This. And there goes the truthful record.
National Archives exhibit blurs images critical of President Trump - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/national-archives-exhibit-blurs-images-critical-of-president-trump/2020/01/17/71d8e80c-37e3-11ea-9541-9107303481a4_story.html
Everyone should be appalled by this proposed MO legislation to ban select children's books & jail librarians who don't comply. It's like something out of a dystopian novel--probably one these 'parent panels' would ban. @PENamerica, we're not standing for it. Fight #bannedbooks. https://twitter.com/stephenmfee/status/1218243527877984258