Amid Crisis of School Book Bans, Banned Books Week Arrives Oct. 1 with Urgency to Defend the Freedom to Read
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
Suppressing Words and History Harms the Rising Generation
"Over the past 18 months, PEN America has recorded the removal of hundreds of books that touch on race and racism and books that include characters of color from… More
2019 PEN America Publisher Honoree: Richard Robinson
At the 2019 PEN America Literary Gala, Richard Robinson, Chairman of the Board, President, and CEO of Scholastic, will be the event's Publisher Honoree. More
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