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PEN America Literary Gala Celebrates Writers and Addresses Criticism Over Gaza War Response
The Hollywood Reporter via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe 2024 PEN America Literary Gala welcomed hundreds of guests inside Manhattan’s Museum of Natural...
PEN America cancels awards ceremony amid backlash to stance on Israel-Hamas war
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 months agoPEN America canceled its annual Literary Awards ceremony following backlash to its response to the...
Nearly 300 books banned in Missouri since August, PEN America says
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoStory at a glance A new report from PEN America, a nonprofit that works to protect freedom of...
PEN America, Penguin Random House sue Florida school district over book ban. What we know.
Pensacola News Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPen America and the largest publisher in the nation filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday morning...
Several writers decline recognition from PEN America in protest over its Israel-Hamas war stance
Associated Press via AOL· 2 months agoSeveral authors have turned down awards and awards nominations from PEN America, citing unhappiness...
Penguin Random House, PEN America File Lawsuit Against Florida School Board Over Book Ban
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAuthors and parents also join federal lawsuit against Escambia County School District's...
5 most banned books this year are about LGBTQ people, characters of color, report says
Miami Herald via AOL· 2 years agoAs LGBTQ people become more visible in public life, efforts to censor their stories have shot up...
More than 1,600 books banned during 2021-22 school year, report finds
NBC Universal via AOL· 2 years agoMore than 1,600 books were banned in over 5,000 schools during the last school year, with most of...
Book bans in US schools increased by 28 per cent in the first half of the school year, says new...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs book bans are becoming more prevalent in school districts across the US, there’s now hard data to...
Book bans hit another record high: PEN America
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 months agoAfter already soaring to record peaks, book bans in U.S. schools have hit a new high, according to free speech advocacy group PEN America. In the first...