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Purge of LGBTQ+ Children’s Books from a Kansas Public Library is “Deeply Disturbing”

Press ReleaseNovember 30, 2023

“This blatantly discriminatory action has deprived the residents of St. Marys of ready access to a wide range of literature, and it forced the library director into an impossible… More

New Report: Book Bans Spike by 33% Over Last School Year

Press ReleaseSeptember 21, 2023

“The toll of the book banning movement is getting worse. More kids are losing access to books, more libraries are taking authors off the shelves, and opponents of free… More

If Books Are Banned: Reading Between the Lines

Thursday, September 28, 2023 | 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm ET
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The PEN Ten: An Interview with Emerson Whitney

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By: Sabir Sultan | July 6, 2023

I see life through the lens of writing to the extent that I’m not exactly sure what life is if not a book? More

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The PEN Ten: An Interview with KB Brookins

InterviewJuly 5, 2023

I love poetry because it is a genre that embraces imitation and history—the fact that we still write sonnets and teach epics is exciting to me! More

More Than 50 Authors Join PEN America, We Need Diverse Books, and the Florida Freedom to Read Project, in Call to Pinellas County, FL School Officials to Drop Review of 87 Book Titles

Press ReleaseJune 30, 2023

Kasey Meehan, director, Freedom to Read project at PEN America, said: “These books by celebrated authors allow students to see themselves in works of fiction or to gain an… More

The PEN Ten: An Interview with Amelia Possanza

Interview
By: Hannah Waltz | June 20, 2023

Archiving is a community act, and we will need many, many generations of future archivists to protect these stories from censorship, to make them immortal. More

PEN Tulsa Celebrates Free Expression and Queer Identity with Events May 20 and 21

Press ReleaseMay 3, 2023

"[...] the title alone is like waving a red cape in front of a right-wing bull. Let alone that it centers the story of an urban Black trans woman.… More

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