The free expression organization's tentpole spring events were canceled last year after a number of authors withdrew in protest of PEN's response to the war in Gaza. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-03-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
The American Booksellers Association, Audio Publishers Association, Independent Book Publishers Association, PEN America, Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, and dozens of other orgs have issued a letter addressing President Donald Trump's order to implement "policies that... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-02-06 05:00:00 UTC ]
Little Free Library has partnered with the American Library Association and PEN America to develop an interactive map that indicates areas in which books are banned and pinpoints locations of its book-sharing boxes. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
Gathering together writers and translators who withdrew from PEN America's Literary Awards and World Voices Festival, the event, held in New York City on May 7, featured stirring readings, offered sharp critiques, and raised money for the Gaza-based nonprofit We Are Not Numbers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
Following mass withdrawals of books from consideration, PEN America has canceled its 2024 Literary Awards ceremony, previously slated for April 29. Two cash prizes will still be conferred, and the $75,000 purse accompanying the PEN/Stein Book Award will be donated to the Palestine Children’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-04-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
PEN America has faced an enormous amount of criticism from the literary world for, among other things, failing to call Israel’s six-month assault on Gaza a genocide, and is now facing a wave of withdrawals from two of its signature events, the literary awards and the World Voices Festival. In... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-04-18 14:26:32 UTC ]
PEN's new report shows that book bans continue to rise and continue to target books by or about queer people and people of color. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-04-16 12:05:00 UTC ]
Two prominent novelists have broken with PEN America over the organization’s decision to platform controversial actor and outspoken ceasefire opponent Mayim Bialik, as well as its relative silence on the unfolding genocide in Gaza (which so far has claimed the lives of at least 120 writers,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-01-31 20:56:06 UTC ]
PEN America has released "a cumulative data summary" of nearly 6,000 book bans in public schools, finding that shared lists of targeted books by organized political groups have led to books and authors being targeted in multiple communities across the country. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-14 05:00:00 UTC ]
PEN America intends to expand its presence in Florida amid growing book banning and other censorship efforts in the state, and has appointed ACLU veteran Katie Blankenship director of a new Florida office. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-11-14 05:00:00 UTC ]
PEN America says it sees book publishing 'at a crossroads' in a new report warning of cancel culture, review-bombing, and book banning. The post Beyond Book Banning: PEN America Warns of ‘Booklash,’ Self-Censorship appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2023-08-07 21:16:27 UTC ]
While many authors and critics condemned Elizabeth Gilbert's choice to pull her forthcoming novel 'The Snow Forest' from Riverhead's publishing schedule, two contrary statements from PEN America and the Authors Guild show there is no consensus over the controversy. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-06-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
PEN America and publisher Penguin Random House filed a federal suit against Escambia County School District over its removal of books from school libraries. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2023-05-18 17:34:04 UTC ]
PEN America and publisher Penguin Random House filed a law suit today against a school district for book bans. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-05-17 16:28:56 UTC ]
PEN officials called the suit a "first-of-its-kind challenge to unlawful censorship," bringing together concerned parents, authors, and a major publisher. "Censorship, in the form of book bans like those enacted by Escambia County, are a direct threat to democracy and our Constitutional rights,"... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
“The heavy-handed tactics of state legislators are mandating book bans, plain and simple,” said Suzanne Nossel, CEO of PEN America, in a release announcing the new report. “The numbers don’t lie, and they reveal a relentless crusade to constrict children’s freedom to read.” Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
Among the week's headlines: bomb threats over Juno Dawson's 'This Book Is Gay' highlight the increasing threat level librarians and teachers are facing; Missouri lawmakers vote to defund the state's public libraries; and PEN America's Nadine Farid Johnson tells Congress that the country is... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
PEN America's Literary Award Finalists have been announced. They include books of by debut writers and well-known writers alike. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-02-16 18:42:50 UTC ]
The founder of Audible Inc., a leading force in the booming audiobook industry, will be honored in May at PEN America’s annual gala Continue reading >> [ Source: ABC News | 2022-02-18 15:03:22 UTC ]
PEN America has announced their 2022 Literary Award longlists, with awards in 11 different categories. Here they are. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2021-12-15 17:59:20 UTC ]