NYC Mayoral Candidates on Literary Arts: Maya Wiley
“This high stakes, professionalized sense of arts and culture. . . it’s something that we have to change, particularly when we think of who our student populations are.” More
NYC Mayoral Candidates Talk to New York Literary Action Coalition
Contenders for New York City mayor have proclaimed their commitment to financially supporting writers and the literary arts if elected. More
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Listen now: @SalmanRushdie discusses his 2017 novel The Golden House with Paul Holdengraber on the @nypl podcast...
Books saved me. They empowered me.They showed me a way in and they showed me a way out. They gave me a voice. Books are that powerful. They are lifelines. We cannot let the banners win. #righttoread #freadom @jonfreadom @TasslynM @PENamerica
🧵Educational gag orders don't just lead to sanitized lesson plans for #teachers—they rob #students of opportunities to learn from a wide range of views and life experiences.
Read the findings in the new PEN America report #AmericasCensoredClassrooms:
