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PEN America cancels World Voices Festival amid criticism of its response to Israel-Hamas war
Associated Press· 6 days agoEarlier this week, PEN called off its awards ceremony after nearly half of the finalists withdrew...
Paul Auster, prolific and experimental man of letters and filmmaker, dies at 77
Stamford Advocate· 22 hours agoPaul Auster, a prolific, prize-winning man of letters and filmmaker known for such inventive...
John Kirby: No evidence Israel is committing genocide in Gaza
MSNBC· 6 days agoNational Security Council coordinator for strategic communications at the White House, John Kirby,...
NAU president elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Arizona Daily Sun· 5 days agoCruz Rivera is one of 250 leaders elected to the academy in 2024, a list that also includes George...
A Prominent Free-Speech Group Is Fighting for Its Life
The Atlantic· 6 days agoIn 2015, PEN America, the organization devoted to defending free speech, chose to honor the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo at its annual gala. A few months earlier, Islamic extremists ...
PEN America calls off awards ceremony
The Columbian· 5 days agoAmong those dropping out was debut novel finalist Rachel Eliza Griffiths, wife of former PEN president Salman Rushdie. “This is a beloved event and an...
‘The Women’ is the top national fiction bestseller
Seattle Times· 4 days agoHere are this week's bestsellers from Publishers Weekly.
Fed up with Biden v Trump II? Some succour from fictional rematches
The Economist· 3 days agoPicture a pair of adversaries—let’s call them Joe and Donald. It is six months until the titanic...
Opinion | PEN America Has Stood By Authors. They Should Stand By PEN.
New York Times· 4 days agoAll strong institutions stand to benefit from internal dissent and external pressures. Nonprofit...
Huge Gifts Are Funding College Tuition. Who Are They Helping?
The Chronicle of Philanthropy· 3 days agoPlus, what donor revolts mean for fundraising; and the University of Illinois lands $50 million