Bookstores Across America, Vol. Two: A Roundup of Ways to Support Indie Bookstores
With independent bookstores forced to shut their doors due to the global pandemic, we reached out to booksellers to ask them how readers can support their favorite stores while… More
Local Journalist Heroes: Jock Lauterer
“Readers [must] step up and realize if they want a great local paper, subscribing is not enough. They need to become patrons, sustainers, volunteers even–investing in the sustenance of… More
Local Journalist Heroes: Lyndsey Gilpin
This Q&A is part of Local Heroes: Journalists Covering COVID-19, PEN America’s series spotlighting local journalists across the country in celebration of World Press Freedom Day 2020, elevating the… More
Local Journalist Heroes: Alysia Harris and Anna Simonton
This Q&A is part of Local Heroes: Journalists Covering COVID-19, PEN America's series spotlighting local journalists across the country in celebration of World Press Freedom Day 2020, elevating the… More
Local Journalist Heroes: Gustavo Castro H.
"Beyond feeling like a means of communication, our approach is to make [our readers] feel that we are a responsible ally.” More
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On this episode of #thePENpod, we speak with Uli Beutter Cohen, creator of @SbwyBookreview, about her new book, which collects over 170 interviews from the acclaimed social media movement that highlights books and the people who cherish them. https://bit.ly/3FTqNak
Would love to see you join us for this final reading from the @PENamerica Emerging Voices Fellows on October 27+28. The virtual readings will air 5-6 PM PST each night, and each reading will include personal intros from our mentors. @pen_ev @kaokaliayang https://pen.org/event/2021-emerging-voices-final-reading
As this year's Nobel Peace Prize acknowledges the unprecedented crackdown on independent media by authoritarian regimes, PEN America's @PSadovskaya2020 draws attention to the trend of “foreign agent” laws that attempt to silence media & journalists: https://bit.ly/3lIB6pO.
