PEN America Finds Missouri Schools Banned Nearly 300 Books Since August, in Response to New Law Criminalizing “Explicit Sexual Material”
The letter reminds school district officials that, “Book bans limit opportunities for students to see themselves in literature and to build empathy for experiences different from their own. They… More
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Sea Change by @ginathechung is one of the most anticipated literary debuts of 2023.
In a new #PENTen interview, Donica Bettanin talks to Chung about the grounding power of nature in her work, a lifetime of reading, and this summer’s signature cocktail. https://pen.org/the-pen-ten-an-interview-with-gina-chung/
At 17:00 CET, join @PENamerica's Jeje Mohamed & @FreedomofPress' Harlo Holmes for an interactive workshop on how to audit your social media accounts, tighten your privacy settings, and track your personal information online: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAtf-utrjsvG9cgm47I4uAP7bI6W9JQIVtk#/registration
Musk is "dismantling everything that made Twitter valuable—making it his mission to drive out expertise, scare away celebrities, bully reporters and—on the flip side—reward the bad actors... who thrive in the opposite environment: An information vacuum." https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/28/twitter-is-dying/