Across the Asian Americas: An APA Heritage Month Reading List
This reading list, curated by Kaya Press author Rajiv Mohabir, invites us to reexamine “Asian American” as a complicated category. More
Epic Novels, Sweeping Sagas: An APA Heritage Month Reading List
This reading list comes to us from Asian American Writers Workshop Executive Director Jafreen Uddin, and is a continuation of our efforts to amplify Asian American voices in literature. More
Asian American Voices: An Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month Reading List
In response to violence directed at individuals of Asian descent, we’ve sought to help amplify contemporary Asian American voices in this reading list. More
The PEN America Children’s and Young Adult Books Committee Recommends Children’s Books for Our Moment: A Reading List
These books describe upended lives, resiliency, and stories of children and others who rise above. More
Found in Translation: A Reading List Featuring the 2020 PEN Award for Poetry in Translation Honorees
To celebrate National Poetry Month, we invite you to read the collections from the 2020 PEN Award for Poetry in Translation Longlist. More
PEN World Voices 2020: A Festival Reading List
PEN America’s World Voices Festival is proud to share these books, newly and soon-to-be published by authors due to appear at the 2020 World Voices Festival. More
Literature Locked Up: A Banned Books Week 2019 Reading List
As part of our "Literature Locked Up" campaign, PEN America presents a reading list of books that have been or are currently banned from prisons. More
From Near and Far: A PEN Out Loud Reading List
PEN America shares 21 novels and poetry collections that cross nations, genres, and identities in anticipation of our October PEN Out Loud event. More
Memory and Modernity: A PEN Out Loud Reading List
PEN America shares 17 genre-spanning works that consider power and memory in relation to contemporary and historical spaces. More
Real and Reimagined: A PEN Out Loud Reading List
PEN America shares 16 books that redefine storytelling, reimagine beloved classics, and reflect upon the relationship between reality and fantasy. More
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Esper said he didn't know where he was going when he became Trump's prop at the church. But he knew who he was going with. Glad he's speaking out, but next time he's asked to blindly follow the President, a quasi-apology after-the-fact won't cut it. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-s-church-photo-op-took-defense-secretary-esper-gen-n1222391
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