Amos Oz Reading at the 48th International PEN Congress
"Having to read it to you in English translation feels rather like making love through a blanket." More
Literature Knows No Frontiers: John Galsworthy and the Shaping of PEN
As we look forward to our 90th anniversary in 2012, we also look back to our founding principles, which were written in a period with parallels to today’s uncertain… More
Salman Rushdie Remembers the 48th Congress of International PEN
The 48th Congress of International PEN, the global writers’ organization dedicated to spreading the word and defending its servants, was quite a show. More
74th International PEN Congress Calls for Cultural Rights, Free Expression
International PEN closed a historic Congress in Bogotá by strengthening its commitment to supporting writers and literature from all cultures and languages. From September 17 to 22 , over… More
At 73rd PEN Congress, Focus Is on PEN in Africa, Iraqi Writers & Linguistic Rights
During the first week of July, PEN held its historic International Congress in Dakar, Senegal, marking the first time in 40 years and only the second time in its… More
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School districts from Pennsylvania to Wyoming are bowing to pressure from some conservative groups to review — then purge from public school libraries — books about LGBTQ issues and people of color. https://www.axios.com/a-book-purge-surge-35989d99-cfdf-4c5e-b9fd-daa857c50079.html
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