American association of writers
PEN America cancels awards ceremony after writers protest: PEN America has cancelled its annual Literary Awards ceremony after nearly half of the authors ...
npr.org/2024/04/23/1246578813/pen-america-cancels-awards-ceremony-writers-protest-gaza-response
Report: Last year ended with a surge in book bans: According to PEN America, 4,349 books were banned from schools between July and December 2023 ...
npr.org/2024/04/16/1245037718/book-bans-2023-pen-america
PEN America Cancels Awards Ceremony Amid Boycott Over 'Disgraceful' Gaza Response
commondreams.org/news/pen-america-awards-ceremony
29 Writers Withdraw from PEN Prizes to Protest “Complicity in Normalizing Genocide”
democracynow.org/2024/4/18/headlines/29_writers_withdraw_from_pen_prizes_to_protest_complicity_in_normalizing_genocide
Multiple authors turn down PEN America recognition, citing its stance on war in Gaza
pbs.org/newshour/arts/multiple-authors-turn-down-pen-america-recognition-citing-its-stance-on-war-in-gaza
Authors Refuse PEN Awards in Solidarity With Palestine: Twenty-nine authors have withdrawn from the PEN Literary Awards citing PEN America’s ‘complicity in ...
vulture.com/article/pen-awards-authors-withdraw-palestine.html
PEN America Axes Awards Ceremony Over Gaza Protests, Releases Winners’ Names Instead
thedailybeast.com/pen-america-axes-awards-ceremony-over-gaza-protests-releases-winners-names-instead
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5 takeaways from Salman Rushdie's new memoir 'Knife': Nearly two years after the renowned author was stabbed on stage in Chautauqua, N.Y. ...
npr.org/2024/04/15/1244354113/salman-rushdie-memoir-knife
Books most challenged in 2023 centered on LGBTQ themes, library organization says
usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2024/04/09/books-most-targeted-2023-lgbtq-themes/73257191007/
Jewish writers say the post-Oct. 7 English literary world has blacklisted them: As the war in Gaza goes on, authors say that when they don't face outright ...
timesofisrael.com/jewish-writers-say-the-post-oct-7-english-literary-world-has-blacklisted-them/
Adriana E. Ramírez: When writers fight about fighting for writers: I was on my honeymoon in Jamaica when I learned that I was just honored with the PEN/Fusion ...
post-gazette.com/opinion/adriana-e-ramirez/2024/04/22/pen-writers-gaza-protest-israel-idf/stories/202404230014
Authors withdraw from PEN America Literary Awards in protest against stance on Gaza
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Jailed Vietnamese dissident Pham Doan Trang to be honored by PEN America: NEW YORK (AP) — Imprisoned Vietnamese author-blogger-journalist Pham Doan Trang will be ...
thestar.com/entertainment/jailed-vietnamese-dissident-pham-doan-trang-to-be-honored-by-pen-america/article_5d9654b1-bd21-5ff8-bdcb-99f5ae2be961.html
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11 Banned Books That Were Adapted for TV: With thousands of book bans affecting libraries each year, see some of the prohibited titles that found new life on ...
tvinsider.com/gallery/banned-books-tv-adaptations/
National Press Club Statement on Peruvian Journalist Gustavo Gorriti: WASHINGTON, March 12, 2024 – National Press Club President Emily Wilkins and National Press ...
press.org/newsroom/national-press-club-statement-peruvian-journalist-gustavo-gorriti
Guernica Magazine Retracts Essay by Israeli as Staffers Quit: An Israeli writer’s essay about seeking common ground with Palestinians led to the resignation of ...
nytimes.com/2024/03/12/arts/guernica-magazine-staff-quits-israel.html
Opinion | The School Issues We’re Battling Over Aren’t the Ones That Matter: What’s worse than censoring a book? Kids not being able to read it anyway.
nytimes.com/2024/03/06/opinion/book-banning-crt-education.html
‘Took months to ask for ceasefire in Gaza’: Acclaimed writers withdraw from PEN America festival
indianexpress.com/article/books-and-literature/pen-america-writers-withdraw-gaza-palestine-9226850/
PEN America Self-Destructs| Countercurrents: PEN America, once an important defender of rights for writers, editors and artists, has, under the direction of ...
countercurrents.org/2024/03/pen-america-self-destructs/
Paul Simon to receive PEN America’s Literary Service Award : Paul Simon’s latest honor places him among public figures well outside the music industry ...
wionews.com/entertainment/paul-simon-to-receive-pen-americas-literary-service-award-697989
About Khadija Ismayilova - Corruptistan: The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) is a global network of investigative journalists.
occrp.org/en/corruptistan/azerbaijan/khadijaismayilova/about.html
Wieden+Kennedy’s Powerful Campaign Tackles Rise of Book Bans in Schools: Wieden+Kennedy New York’s America Erased project addresses the alarming rise of book ...
adweek.com/creativity/wiedenkennedys-powerful-campaign-tackles-rise-of-book-bans-in-schools/
Gov. DeSantis supercharged book bans. Now, he’s passing the buck to lawmakers | Opinion
sun-sentinel.com/2024/02/17/gov-desantis-supercharged-book-bans-now-hes-passing-the-buck-to-lawmakers-opinion/
PEN America Issues Statement On Disrupted Book Event For Moshe Kasher: Book event in Los Angeles disrupted by protest.
deadline.com/2024/02/pen-america-issues-statement-on-disrupted-book-event-moshe-kasher-1235813653/
He's America's Favorite Librarian — And He's Just Getting Started Spreading 'Library Joy'
huffpost.com/entry/mychal-threets-america-favorite-librarian-tiktok_n_65ab2fe8e4b00bbb446f3f7d
Florida's book bans now targeting dictionaries: Over 1,600 titles, including five dictionaries and eight different encyclopedias, are under review
axios.com/2024/01/11/florida-book-ban-schools-lawsuit
Quick Glance: Florida School District Faces Book Ban Lawsuit
- A federal judge ruled that a lawsuit challenging book bans in Escambia County, Florida, can proceed while the county released an updated list of over 2,800 books removed from shelves.
- U.S. District Judge T. Kent Wetherell II ruled that book publisher Penguin Random House, free expression PEN America, authors, and families of Escambia County had standing to pursue their claims under the First Amendment.
- Escambia County has released a list of 2,812 books - totaling over 1,500 titles - removed from shelves for review under House Bill 1069, limiting discussion of gender and sexual orientation in grade school.
- The lawsuit was brought forward in May 2023 by Penguin Random House, PEN America, authors, and families of Escambia County who argue that the school board's removal and restriction of books violates the First Amendment.
Here Are 9 Picture Books Being Challenged in America: These children’s picture books have been banned. To some, the topics — racism, sexuality ...
nytimes.com/2023/12/23/books/banned-picture-books.html
Ai Weiwei makes an appearance at PEN America: Ai Weiwei, the Chinese artist and dissident who believes it his job to be “incorrect,” was hard at work on the ...
hurriyetdailynews.com/ai-weiwei-makes-an-appearance-at-pen-america-190016
Pink gives away 2,000 banned books at Florida concerts : The pop music icon is taking a stand against the libraries and classrooms around the U.S ...
npr.org/2023/11/16/1213317663/pink-gives-away-2-000-banned-books-at-florida-concerts
Quick Glance: Pink to Distribute Banned Books at Florida Concerts
- Florida leads the country in book bans, with more than 1,400 books removed from shelves.
- Pink announced plans to distribute 2,000 banned books during her four concerts in Florida.
- Pink will also collaborate with bookseller Books & Books to distribute four books from PEN America’s Index of Banned Books.
DeSantis v Newsom: the presidential match-up that isn’t: Is the governors’ debate a glimpse of an alternative reality, or of what’s to come?
economist.com/united-states/2023/11/26/desantis-v-newsom-the-presidential-match-up-that-isnt
Quick Glance: Key Points in DeSantis-Newsom Debate on Fox
- DeSantis and Newsom will participate in a 90-minute debate titled 'DeSantis vs. Newsom: The Great Red vs. Blue State Debate,' moderated by Fox News host Sean Hannity.
- Both governors have developed a growing rivalry over the past months and may use the debate to boost their political careers.
- Expect personal attacks between Newsom and DeSantis, as they have criticized each other in the past.
- The outcome of the debate could impact the perception of Florida and California, as both governors have clashed over various political issues.
DeSantis v Newsom: the presidential match-up that isn’t: Is the governors’ debate a glimpse of an alternative reality, or of what’s to come?
economist.com/united-states/2023/11/26/desantis-v-newsom-the-presidential-match-up-that-isnt
It’s not just Florida. Book bans are on the rise across the country: Book banning is on the rise across the country. The current surge started in Florida in 2021 ...
fastcompany.com/91002272/its-not-just-florida-book-bans-are-on-the-rise-across-the-country
America’s censored classrooms | Commentary: The former president of Miami Dade College writes that educators and parents must resist educational gag orders that ...
orlandosentinel.com/2023/12/01/americas-censored-classrooms/
As PEN America details bans, Lauren Groff opens Florida bookshop: PEN America's latest report details the damage that book bans do to authors ...
latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2023-12-14/pen-america-book-ban-report-lauren-opening-banned-bookshop
Reading isn’t a crime, but the state of prison libraries is a punishment: A new report from PEN America shows prison censorship is rising steeply ...
thehill.com/opinion/criminal-justice/4295762-reading-isnt-a-crime-but-the-state-of-prison-libraries-is-a-punishment/
Prison Banned Books Week Highlights Censorship Behind Bars: Today marks the end of PEN America’s inaugural Prison Banned Books Week which revealed how prison ...
democracynow.org/2023/10/31/headlines/prison_banned_books_week_highlights_censorship_behind_bars
Library supporters in Collinsville urge residents to support funding increase: Proposed roughly $8 increase per Collinsville household is debated by library ...
stltoday.com/news/local/illinois/library-supporters-in-collinsville-urge-residents-to-support-funding-increase/article_d0d710c2-84c4-11ee-b6fe-9f87990e6851.html
It's not just schools — book banning is also increasing in prisons: A new report found everything from cookbooks to self-help books are being removed from ...
theweek.com/politics/its-not-just-schools-book-banning-is-also-increasing-in-prisons
Georgian Government Is Suppressing Free Expression, PEN Says. : The U.S.-based PEN writers' association warned in a report published on November 2 that the ...
rferl.org/a/georgia-pen-free-expression-suppressed-tsulukiani-eu-candidacy/32667822.html
Prisons are banning thousands of books: The report found "single state prison systems censor more books than all schools and libraries combined."
axios.com/2023/10/29/prisons-books-banned-report-censorship
From “Game of Thrones” to cookbooks: Why some books are banned in US prisons: In the US state of Florida alone, almost 23,000 books are on the index in prisons ...
az-online.de/ratgeber/buchtipps/thrones-buecher-verboten-gefaengnisse-usa-zensur-titel-game-of-zr-92680546.html
How Prison Book Bans Dwarf All Other Censorship: PEN America’s new report, Reading Between the Bars, details the many ways prisons censor books.
time.com/6329800/prison-book-bans-censorship-essay/
Book Ban Many books are banned in US prisons: Books are banned in US prisons for the most bizarre reasons. A report from PEN America shows what these are.
sueddeutsche.de/kultur/literatur-usa-gefaengnisse-buecher-1.6294957
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‘The Art of War,’ Amy Schumer’s memoir and many other books are banned in US prisons. Here's why
apnews.com/article/prison-book-bans-pen-america-d63864d623f4d0a75d1cdb828db04901
Tens of thousands of books banned, restricted in US prisons: Report: Tens of thousands of books have been banned or restricted in U.S. prisons ...
thehill.com/homenews/education/4274510-thousands-books-banned-prisons-pen-america/
Amy Schumer's memoir, 'The Art of War' and many other books are banned in US prisons. Here's why
omaha.com/news/nation-world/banned-books-prisons/article_5101971e-a43b-5142-a438-829dd607630e.html
Banned Books Week comes at tense time for nation’s libraries and schools: Banned Books Week, an annual event first established in 1982, has arrived amid a ...
thehill.com/homenews/education/4230614-banned-book-week-comes-at-tense-time-for-nations-libraries-and-schools/
Universities struggle to respond as Israel-Hamas war reverberates: The situation has shown that there is little room for nuance in the public debate.
axios.com/2023/10/18/israel-hamas-palestine-gaza-college-universities-statement
Kindred Stories partners with Banned Wagon to give away free books: The Penguin Random House bookmobile plans to create access to children's and young adult ...
houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/trending/article/banned-wagon-coming-to-houston-18401667.php
Penguin Random House is giving out free copies of banned books in Houston: The Banned Wagon is road-tripping through the south to hand out books in affected ...
axios.com/local/houston/2023/09/27/banned-wagon-book-bans
School book bans show no signs of slowing, new PEN America report finds: The number of bans and restrictions in the U.S. rose 33% in the last school year ...
npr.org/2023/09/21/1200725104/book-bans-school-pen-america
Quick Glance: PEN America Report: Increase in School Book Bans
- A report by PEN America reveals a fourfold increase in the number of books permanently removed from US school libraries and classrooms - from 333 books last year to 1,263.
- Florida had the highest number of bans compared to other states.
- The organization considers any action that restricts access to a book as a ban, including books removed from classrooms or libraries, as well as books temporarily removed during challenges.
- According to recent NPR/Ipsos polling, 64% of Americans oppose book bans by school boards, and 69% oppose book bans by state lawmakers.
Book bans continue rising in the US with more targeting ‘sexual’ and ‘inappropriate’ content, free speech group says
cnn.com/2023/09/21/us/book-ban-increase-pen-america/
Get on the bus: banned books tour hits the road, from New York to Texas: Book banning in public schools jumped by 33% this year, so a group of enthusiasts is ...
theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/05/banned-books-bus-tour-2023
Book Bans Are Rising Sharply in Public Libraries: Two years into a surge in book banning efforts across the country, restrictions that were largely happening in ...
nytimes.com/2023/09/21/books/book-ban-rise-libraries.html
Books Banned In US Prisons: "The Art Of War", "Prison Ramen" And More
ndtv.com/world-news/books-banned-in-us-prisons-the-art-of-war-prison-ramen-and-more-4514478
The newest impact of book bans: Scholastic book fairs: Scholastic book fair to add titles dealing with race, sexuality, and gender to a new catalog to avoid book ...
houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/trending/article/scholastic-book-fair-add-titles-dealing-race-18440149.php
Book bans continue to rise in US public schools, libraries: 'Attacks on our freedom'
usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/09/21/public-school-library-book-bans/70924262007/
25 of America's most unexpectedly banned books: From "Harriet the Spy" to "Little Red Riding Hood," these books have all fallen afoul of censors.
theweek.com/articles/459795/america-surprising-banned-books
Targeting books is the first perilous step down a slippery slope to more censorship | Opinion
miamiherald.com/opinion/op-ed/article280145074.html
Republicans Pushed Almost 400 “Education Intimidation” Bills in Past Two Years: Lawmakers in all but four states introduced bills that indirectly censor what’s ...
theintercept.com/2023/08/23/school-censorship-bills-pen-america/
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Report: Texas school districts banned 625 books in 2022-23 school year: Texas school districts banned more books in classrooms and libraries than nearly every U ...
houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/education/article/texas-book-bans-18375584.php
Book bans surged across the US in 2023. Florida was the blueprint.: The number of books banned in school districts across the U.S reached a peak this year ...
sun-sentinel.com/2023/09/21/book-bans-surged-across-the-u-s-in-2023-florida-was-the-blueprint/
Here Is Every Book Banned in America: Through the courageous work of PEN America, here is a scrollable, shoppable list of every book currently banned in the ...
harpersbazaar.com/culture/a45012950/banned-book-list/
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Can PEN Preserve Intellectual Freedom?: PEN struggles to reconcile its commitment to social justice with its commitment to free speech.
theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/08/freedom-to-read-pen-america-censorship/674936/
The Role of Taboos in a Liberal Democracy: Plus: free expression and social justice in the book world
theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2023/08/should-liberal-democracies-use-taboos/674988/
PEN America Offers Financial Aid To Early-Career Screenwriters Hurt By Strike: PEN America, the 101-year-old organization dedicated to "the freedom to write ...
deadline.com/2023/08/writers-strike-pen-america-financial-aid-1235533091/
Shelf Life: Angie Kim: The award-winning author of 'Miracle Creek' and 'Happiness Falls' talks Lorrie Moore, 'Trust Exercise', and the book that has the best ...
elle.com/culture/books/a44890039/angie-kim-book-recommendations-2023/
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time.com/6301287/florida-prageru-education-schools/
Obama gives shoutout to librarians while blasting book censorship: Former President Obama on Monday praised the nation’s librarians for standing “on the front ...
thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/4101364-obama-gives-shout-out-to-librarians-while-blasting-book-censorship/
Award-winning Ukrainian writer dies of injuries suffered in Russian missile attack on restaurant
thehill.com/homenews/ap/ap-international/ap-prize-winning-ukrainian-writer-dies-of-injuries-suffered-from-russian-missile-attack-on-restaurant/
Quick Glance: Ukrainian Writer Victoria Amelina Dies After Rocket Attack in Kramatorsk
- Amelina dies after Russian rocket attack in Kramatorsk.
- Award-winning writer was part of a delegation of Colombian journalists and writers.
- 13 fatalities and approximately 60 injured in the attack.
- Amelina was a well-known young writer in Ukraine.
Obama slams 'profoundly misguided' effort to ban books: The former president said it's "no coincidence" that book bans target books featuring or written by ...
businessinsider.com/obama-slams-profoundly-misguided-effort-to-ban-books-2023-7
Paid articlePaid Eight books you are forbidden from reading: In some places, at least. A brief world tour of book bans in the 21st century
economist.com/the-economist-reads/2023/02/24/eight-books-you-are-forbidden-from-reading
Banned books: Here's where to read them for free: Books across America are being banned — namely by marginalized authors and with marginalized characters ...
mashable.com/article/read-banned-books-access
A Tony Awards like no other, really. Strike leaves Broadway stars to rely on their 'live' muscles
apnews.com/article/tony-awards-show-2023-880f14bc869d075ddb540a766cecd812
Donald Trump is Back in Court: Judge Aileen Cannon has a second chance to get it right
slate.com/podcasts/political-gabfest/2023/06/aileen-cannon-presides-in-a-donald-trump-case-again-political-gabfest
Elizabeth Gilbert pulling 'The Snow Forest' after backlash: PEN America responds to Elizabeth Gilbert pulling Russian-set novel after online backlash: ...
latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2023-06-13/elizabeth-gilbert-halts-publication-the-snow-forest
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