Justin Vivian Bond Reads Guantánamo Diary – “Enemy to Enemy”
As part of "Guantánamo Diary: An Evening of Reading and Conversation," Justin Vivian Bond reads "Enemy to Enemy" from Mohamedou Ould Slahi's memoir. More
Guantánamo Diary: An Evening of Reading and Conversation
Authors, activists, and PEN Members ranging from Lili Taylor to Andrew Solomon to Ayana Mathis and poet Eileen Myles took the stage in front of a packed house for… More
Watch: Guantánamo Diary – An Evening of Reading and Conversation
Molly Crabapple, Justin Vivian Bond, John Guare, Ayana Mathis, Eileen Myles, Dina Salah Amer, Andrew Solomon, and Lili Taylor took the stage read from Mohamadou Ould Slahi's Guantánamo Diary.… More
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Watch: PEN DIY with Justin Vivian Bond
Watch Justin Vivian Bond give a crash course in the art of improv and creating a character in five steps. More
PEN DIY: Justin Vivian Bond on How to Take a Flying Leap
Cabaret messiah Justin Vivian Bond took the DIY stage by storm on November 3rd, giving a loudly appreciative audience a crash course in writing from the gut. More
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UPDATE. Now being unbanned...
Following our outcry @PENamerica, the Alpine school district in UT will *no longer* be removing 52 books outright, but "temporarily restricting" them, so that parents can opt their kids into being allowed to read them if they so choose. #FReadom /1 https://twitter.com/PENamerica/status/1554209510134525952
The Vandegrift High School #BannedBookClub is one of many teen-led efforts nationwide.
“Teachers are afraid of losing their jobs,” @jonfreadom said. “Principals only have so much that they can do in the face of school boards. But students can protest. Students can speak out.”
How do books end up banned in schools? It’s not the rational process you might think it is, explains #PENAmerica’s book bans expert @jonfreadom (Jonathan Friedman). In one #Florida school district, a warning label has been stuck on a book about babies. #censorship #freadom #1A
