Hannah Pakula

    Hannah Pakula is the author of The Last Empress: Madame Chiang Kai-Shek, which was a New York Times notable book, The Last Romantic, and An Uncommon Woman, which was a Los Angeles Times Book Award finalist.

     

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    Mark your calendars! @ReeAmilcarScott will be discussing his new short story collection THE WORLD DOESN'T REQUIRE YOU with cultural critic Vinson Cunningham as part of our #PENOutLoud series on 9/10: https://t.co/qXeagGsFWL.

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    PEN America calls the abduction and beating of well-known Zimbabwean comedian and satirist Samantha Kureya "a serious affront to human dignity and artistic freedom of expression everywhere." Read our full statement here: https://t.co/isc8HOLSDM. @AtRiskArtists

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    This Sunday, August 25, will mark the 5th anniversary of Oleg Sentsov's sentencing. PEN America urges the Russian government to release him immediately and unconditionally, and continues to advocate for his case. Learn more: https://t.co/AghFgmzIuz. #FreeSentsov

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