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Timothy Donnelly Reads “Little Red Riding Hood and Wolf” by Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl's children's books have been censored and banned consistently for their adult themes of violence, sexual inferences, profanity, and overall themes of "disobedience."Celebrate Banned Books Week with Dahl's… More
Deborah Landau—Reading Walt Whitman
In celebration of Banned Books Week 2013, PEN America featured Deborah Landau reading Whitman's poems "Leaves of Grass" and "Respondez!" More
Alex Dimitrov Reads Allen Ginsberg
In celebration of this year's Banned Books Week, Alex Dimitrov reads "I Am Not" and "Personals Ad" by the frequently-banned Allen Ginsberg. More
N.C. book banning draws nationwide flak
It seems too good to be true, but North Carolina kicks off national Banned Books Week with a book-banning controversy of its own. More
Super-Mongrels of Indeterminate Breed
Our Freedom to Write Fellow on Banned Books Week and the magic, terror, and racism of Jack London's famous novella The Call of the Wild. More
Restricted Access: The American History of Book Banning | Discussion Guide
Between 2021 and 2023, PEN America and the American Historical Association (AHA) cohosted Flashpoints: Free Speech in American History, Culture and Society. This series presented the fascinating and complex… More
Band of Bestselling Authors Stand Against Book Bans in Florida and Nationwide
“What PEN America is doing in Florida is very important to us and our neighbors,” said Michael Connelly. “We have been astonished to see books ripped off the shelves and… More