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Missouri School Board’s Decision to Retain Maus is a Positive Move But Removing Six Other Books is Unfortunate, Says PEN America

Press ReleaseJune 21, 2023

“While Maus will thankfully remain on bookshelves, there is no reasonable basis for blocking student access to the other six books. These new bans are an unfortunate – and… More

PEN America Urges Missouri Schools to Keep the Holocaust Graphic Novel ‘Maus’ on Shelves

Press ReleaseJune 14, 2023

“We haven’t learned much from the past, but there's some things you should be able to figure out," Art Spiegelman told PEN America. "Book burning leads to people burning.… More

A Celebration of Salman Rushdie and His New Novel Victory City for Readers on Both Sides of the Atlantic

newsFebruary 10, 2023

By Suzanne Trimel (NEW YORK)—PEN America, PEN Canada and English PEN hosted two global literary stars, Canadian Margaret Atwood and British-born Neil Gaiman, on Thursday evening for an online conversation… More

Salman Rushdie’s New Novel Turns a Spotlight On the Enduring Power of Stories

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By: Suzanne Trimel | January 31, 2023

The publication of a new novel by Salman Rushdie is always a high point on the literary calendar and Victory City, due out Feb. 7, brings added celebration, joy,… More

Celebrating Salman Rushdie’s Victory City

Thursday, February 9, 2023 | 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm ET
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PEN America Finds Missouri Schools Banned Nearly 300 Books Since August, in Response to New Law Criminalizing “Explicit Sexual Material”

Press ReleaseNovember 16, 2022

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

Books banned in Missouri schools in 2022

Spiegelman, Atwood Among Signers of PEN America Letter Against Missouri Book Bans

newsNovember 16, 2022

Art Spiegelman, Margaret Atwood, Neil Gaiman, Lois Lowry, Roxane Gay, Rupi Kaur, and Alison Bechdel are among the authors and illustrators who signed a PEN America open letter protesting… More

left to right: Suzanne Nossel, Ayad Akhtar, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Dave Eggers, Margaret Atwood, Jennifer Finney Boylan

Words on Fire: Authors Sound Alarm to Defend Free Speech

newsSeptember 16, 2022

PEN America Symposium Celebrates 100 Years of Defending Free Expression and the Power of the Written Word By Suzanne Trimel (NEW YORK) -- As leading literary luminaries gathered to celebrate PEN… More

Celebrated Authors Gather Mon., Sept. 12 for “Words on Fire: Writing, Freedom, and the Future”

Press ReleaseSeptember 9, 2022

MEDIA ADVISORY (NEW YORK) — PEN America presents Words on Fire: Writing, Freedom, and the Future, an afternoon of urgent public conversation on the issues that drive the world’s leading… More

PEN America Convenes Celebrated Authors Sept. 12 in NYC for “Words on Fire: Writing, Freedom, and the Future” Symposium

Press ReleaseAugust 29, 2022

PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel says, “The murderous attack on Salman Rushdie marks a watershed moment for our organization. Coming in the middle of our 100th anniversary year, it… More

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