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Amid Crisis of School Book Bans, Banned Books Week Arrives Oct. 1 with Urgency to Defend the Freedom to Read

Press ReleaseSeptember 28, 2023

LINK to the PEN America Banned Books Week actions and events  (NEW YORK)— With school book bans surging 33 percent over the past school year, this year’s Banned Books Week Oct.… More

PEN America Files Lawsuit Against Florida School District Over Unconstitutional Book Bans

Press ReleaseMay 17, 2023

“Children in a democracy must not be taught that books are dangerous. The freedom to read is guaranteed by the constitution,” said Suzanne Nossel, CEO of PEN America. “In… 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

PEN America Rejects Calls to Cancel New Book by Justice Amy Coney Barrett

Press ReleaseOctober 31, 2022

"It is the role of major publishers to make available a wide array of ideas and perspectives. In so doing, they afford readers, critics, historians, and journalists insight that… More

New PEN America Report: Deep and Persistent Obstacles in Publishing Houses Impede Greater Diversity in Terms of Authors and Stories Told

Press ReleaseOctober 21, 2022

“Publishers are the curators of America’s stories,” said Clarisse Rosaz Shariyf, chief program officer for PEN America’s Literary Programs.  “They are gatekeepers who decide whose stories will be told… More

Reading Between the Lines: Race, Equity, and Book Publishing

ReportOctober 21, 2022

PEN America undertook this report to better understand why the debate over the lack of diversity in publishing has seemed to stagnate, or to progress only in fits and… More

His Fellow Writers—Some Among His Closest Friends—Gather to Read Salman Rushdie’s Words and Raise His Spirits at a New York Citadel of Books

analysisAugust 20, 2022

[caption id="attachment_224117" align="alignnone" width="2560"] MANHATTAN, NY, AUGUST 19, 2022 PEN America holds a rally in support of writer Salman Rushdie at the New York Public Library in Manhattan, NY.… More

Salman Rushdie Headshot, Credit To Rachel Eliza Griffiths

Stand With Salman: Defend the Freedom to Write

Friday, August 19, 2022 | 11:00 am – 12:00 pm ET
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Margaret Atwood Unveils Fireproof Copy of Bestseller The Handmaid’s Tale To Be Auctioned by Sotheby’s in Support of PEN America

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By: Suzanne Trimel | May 23, 2022

‘Powerful Words Can Never Be Extinguished’ (NEW YORK)--Nearly 700 supporters of PEN America's work to defend free expression reacted with cheers and applause at the organization's annual gala tonight after… More

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Banned Books: When Books Are Threatened, Where Do We Turn?

Tuesday, March 29, 2022 | 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm ET
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