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The famous dystopian novel “1984” by British author George Orwell is being withdrawn from sale in Belarus. https://bit.ly/3LCgn0u

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Leon County Schools superintendent bans five books following Moms for Liberty objections: "Doomed" by Chuck Palahniuk. "Dead End" by Jason Myer. "Lucky" by Alice Sebold. "Push" by Sapphire. "Me, Earl, and the Dying Girl" by Jesse Andrews. https://t.co/AAycvRRkDl #BannedBooks

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'Mad Honey' authors speak about new best-selling novel: @JujuChangABC speaks with @jodipicoult and @JennyBoylan about their new book that explores gender identity issues through the lens of a trans character. https://t.co/4899zEzzcC

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In #Mississippi, an assistant principal was fired for reading to a group of 2nd graders on Zoom. The offending content? "I Need a New Butt!" a humorous picture book by Dawn McMillan that some in the school district found “inappropriate.” https://t.co/JIjyEGVRqu #EdScare (11/15)

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Learn more about writer & @PENUkraine president Andrey Kurkov's book GREY BEES and Yevgenia Belorusets's LUCKY BREAKS in this @nytimes review as newly translated books that highlight everyday lives transformed by conflict. https://t.co/2QJkAc70Pz

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How does the surreality of 21st century life inhabit the fairy-tales & horror stories now being written? Join Pulitzer Prize Finalist Kelly Link, award-winning writer/poet Sabrina Orah Mark, novelist Monica Brashears, & moderator Maria Tatar to discuss! https://t.co/zFNJZkfm8Z https://t.co/rCOpDoX08t

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For this week's episode of #ThePENPod, we sat down Anthony Doerr for a conversation about his latest novel CLOUD CUCKOO LAND, which he describes as a tribute to the idea that books are "portals to other worlds, other lives, and other times". LISTEN 🎧: https://t.co/iHIWJwYoff. https://t.co/PhdcBZwwJP

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Jacquelyn Dowd Hall (@jhalldowd) is the 2020 winner of the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography. Hall’s biography, SISTERS AND REBELS: A STRUGGLE FOR THE SOUL OF AMERICA, is a rich combination of historical inquiry and creative writing. #PENLitAwards https://t.co/5uOjZLDfVV

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RT @jzfriedman: Toni Morrison's 'The Bluest Eye' is on this list of -- 6-- books being targeted for banning in Virginia Beach Why are peop…

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In celebration of #PrideMonth, revisit our #PENTen with Robert Jones Jr. (@SonofBaldwin), author of THE PROPHETS, for his advice to young writers, coming to terms with embracing the writer's identity, and needing to write every first draft by hand. https://t.co/QMC7bB4eUN