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Children’s Literature and the Censorship Conversation: Dialogues on Challenged Books
It’s a topic of discussion that has increasingly been at the forefront of the publishing industry and beyond. More
Enter to win a pair of tickets to Opening Night of the 2016 PEN World Voices Festival
With Boris Akunin, Lydia Cacho, Anne Enright, Guillermo Gómez Peña and Juan Villoro and complimentary access to the Opening Night After Party at The Highline Standard, 848 Washington Street… More
La censura en Cuba llega al prestigioso festival fundado por Salman Rushdie
El escritor cubano Rafael Rojas y el cineasta y director teatral Juan Carlos Cremata hablarán la semana próxima, en Nueva York, sobre censura, poder e intelectualidad en la isla. More
150 Writers, 30 Countries: PEN World Voices Festival, April 25–May 1
Booksellers and their customers are invited to use the discount code WRITE2016 to get 20 percent off most events during the 12th Annual PEN World Voices Festival of International… More
What to Do in NYC: Must-Sees for Visitors From Mexico
Visitors from Mexico make up one of the top 10 most popular nationalities that come to New York. They’re drawn by great music, museums, sightseeing, and terrific souvenirs among… More
Another Secular Blogger Murdered in Bangladesh
A liberal Bangladeshi blogger has been killed by religious fanatics, the latest in a spate of attacks. More
5 Events for Your April Agenda
Whether you’re hooked on theater, film, food or design—or all of the above—here’s your ticket to fun and entertainment in the coming weeks. More
BRONX:AFRICA Poetry Town Hall: with Rachel Ansong and Salieu Suso – PEN World Voices
Ghanaian-born Rachel Ansong, 2015 BRIO Award winner for poetry, will read from her award-winning work and will be joined by Gambian-born Salieu Suso, a musician/historian who will perform on… More
‘Hamilton’ and Lin-Manuel Miranda Among Pulitzer Prize Winners
“The Sympathizer” broke him into the mainstream in 2015 and appeared on many best of year end lists, as well as was shortlisted on the 2016 PEN/Robert W. Bingham… More
Who Is Viet Thanh Nguyen? The Pulitzer Prize Winner Is An Author & Professor
On Monday afternoon, the winners of the 2016 Pulitzer Prizes were announced, and Viet Thanh Nguyen, the author of The Sympathizer, took home the coveted Prize for Fiction. More
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National Archives exhibit blurs images critical of President Trump - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/national-archives-exhibit-blurs-images-critical-of-president-trump/2020/01/17/71d8e80c-37e3-11ea-9541-9107303481a4_story.html
Everyone should be appalled by this proposed MO legislation to ban select children's books & jail librarians who don't comply. It's like something out of a dystopian novel--probably one these 'parent panels' would ban. @PENamerica, we're not standing for it. Fight #bannedbooks. https://twitter.com/stephenmfee/status/1218243527877984258
I've had to be (relatively) quiet about some of my favorite 2019 books bc I've one of the judges for the @PENamerica Jean Stein Book Award and if I didn't watch out I'd gush too much about one of these five brilliant finalists.
https://pen.org/pen-jean-stein-book-award/