The Latest Breaking News from PEN America

From September 22-28, the American Library Association will hold its annual effort to combat challenges to books

Survey by PEN America suggests bans nearly tripled nationwide from previous year’s figure

Thirteen popular books have been banned from all public schools in Utah in the first wave of bans expected under a new law that prohibits books when at least three of the state’s 41 school district boards claim they contain pornographic or indecent material

State has ordered 13 books by seven authors, six of them women, to be removed from every public school classroom and library

All over Florida, arts groups are scrambling to plug large budget gaps after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis unexpectedly vetoed $32 million in arts funding

A school district in Houston has voted to redact chapters on vaccines and climate change, and parents and educators are worried

PEN America gathered Thursday night for its annual gala, a high-profile event raised even higher because some wondered if it would be held at all

Tens of thousands of books are banned in US prisons, in an often arbitrary process that limits education opportunities

India's mammoth general election is well under way, with the first two phases of voting over and five more to go. FRANCE 24's Leela Jacinto looks at online campaigning and some controversies that are flaring up. Next, we speak to PEN America about their latest Freedom to Write Index. Writers…

Pen America says there are 107 people behind bars for published content in China, with many accused of ‘picking quarrels’

Cancellation of World Voices festival comes days after organization cancelled 2024 edition of its annual awards ceremony