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[VIRTUAL] LitNight Reading Series: Dallas Debut Authors

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The PEN Ten: An Interview with Jenny Bhatt

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By: Jared Jackson | October 1, 2020

“I’m brown, female, middle-aged, immigrant, late-bloomer, Indian, Gujarati, American, South Asian, wife, sister, daughter. All of these make me the writer that I am.” More

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Parents have the right:

to have their child learn about classic art works like David;

to have their child learn about desegregation shown in Ruby Bridges;

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Despite attempts, my books haven't been banned in Volusia, but it's the same books targeted all over. If you're as outraged as I am, please go to a school board mtg. Support orgs fighting this every day like @FLFreedomRead @PENAmerica. #FreeTheBooks http://pen.org/action

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