Two novelists have cut ties with PEN over its Mayim Bialik event and Gaza silence.

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, poets, and journalists). National Book Award finalist Angela Flournoy (The Turner […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-01-31 20:56:06 UTC ]
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