Morgan Talty recommends what you should read for Native American Heritage Month
Morgan Talty, the winner of the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize on his debut short story collection, Night of the Living Rez has curated an illustrious reading list for Native… More
Native American Heritage Month – Reading List by Oscar Hokeah
The last two years have seen unmitigated attacks on LGBTQ+ content in public school libraries, with 26% of banned books featuring LGBTQ+ characters and themes. For Pride month, PEN… More
Beyond Choice: Reading about Reproductive Justice
At a critical time for reproductive rights in the United States, PEN America presents a reading list compiled in collaboration with California Latinas for Reproductive Justice (CLRJ) More
PEN America at 100: A Reading List
This year is PEN America’s 100th anniversary, and to celebrate, we have a new reading list highlighting members of the organization who have produced some of the most influential… More
Earth Day 2022
PEN America is proud to present a reading list highlighting books that spotlight Indigenous writers and their experiences and celebrate Native American histories and cultures. More
Resistance, Resilience, and Reclamation: A Native American Heritage Month Reading List
PEN America is proud to present a reading list highlighting books that spotlight Indigenous writers and their experiences and celebrate Native American histories and cultures. More
The Fluidity of Identity and Boundaries: A Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month Reading List
This Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month, PEN America presents a reading list of books from our Literary Awards program. More
Protecting the Freedom to Learn: A Banned Books Week Reading List
In this reading list, we’ve chosen to spotlight 10 of the 19 books slated for removal or suspension in the Leander Independent School District in Texas. More
The Legacy of 9/11: A Reading List
Adam Wilson, author of Sensation Machines, provides books that explore the lasting ways in which 9/11 shaped the cultural attitudes of an entire generation of Americans. More
Words and Actions: A Pride Month Reading List from ONE Archives Foundation
This Pride Month, PEN America Los Angeles invited the ONE Archives Foundation to create a reading list as an extension of their exhibition, Pride Publics: Words and Actions. More
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