The PEN Pod: Defending the Freedom to Write with Karin Deutsch Karlekar
“[It’s] important to not just look at numbers and to give trends a human face, and to really look at the individual cases of writers and intellectuals behind bars.” More
The ‘fake news’ trope is making it harder to fight state-sanctioned violence in Asia
In Southeast Asia, a region full of young democracies, journalists and press freedom advocates are alarmed by politicians’ eager uptake of two cultural memes spawned by the Trump election… More
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After Bangladesh slaying, US considers refuge for bloggers
The United States condemned as "barbaric" Thursday the latest killing in Bangladesh of an outspoken opponent of radical Islam More
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Don't miss Black academics @profblmkelley, @pornoscholar, and @daniellepurifoy discuss the growing movement against the teaching of black history & racism as part of our #BannedBooksWeek conversation with @rofhiwabooks on 10/1! Register here: https://bit.ly/3nYQjVj.
PEN America & @LIVEfromNYPL are thrilled to have Wole Soyinka join us for #PENOutLoud to discuss his first novel in nearly half a century. Check out this Q&A the author had with @Guardian & register for our FREE talk on 10/7 here: https://bit.ly/2YPzZvj. https://bit.ly/3m1jHra
Proudly carry your banned books in our limited-edition #BannedBooksWeek tote bag! Every bag will go towards supporting PEN America's work advocating for authors, educators, and the freedom to learn: https://bit.ly/3nUYmlQ.
