Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from PEN

Why not just ban all the books?

Keyword searches for "justice" and "pride" drive what ideas are being kept from kids

Salon

Author Ann Patchett urges a 'breath' for books as PEN gala raises $2M amid ban surge

Author Ann Patchett and film producer Jason Blum are among those who spoke at PEN America's annual gala, which raised more than $2 million for the century-old literary and free expression organization

The Independent UK

US joins China and Iran on global watchlist for freedom of expression after Trump’s threats to journalists

Trump administration’s detention of British writer Sami Hamdi by ICE was flagged by rights group PEN America

The Independent UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Author ‘safety program’ launched after rise in harassment and threats

The group says it first noticed a rise in harassment against journalists a decade ago, around the time Trump was first elected president

The Independent UK

Film producer Jason Blum and author-bookseller Ann Patchett to receive PEN America awards

Oscar-nominated producer Jason Blum is set to receive the Business Visionary award from PEN America at its fundraising gala next spring

The Independent UK

This Penumbra Analyst Turns Bullish; Here Are Top 4 Upgrades For Wednesday

Top Wall Street analysts changed their outlook on these top names. For a complete view of all analyst rating changes, including upgrades, downgrades and initiations, please see our analyst ratings page.

Benzinga

New PEN America report reveals Stephen King is the most banned author in US schools

The alarming new report by PEN America, titled "The Normalization of Book Banning - Banned in the USA, 2024-2025", offers a window into the extensive climate of censorship in the US.

Euronews

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Stephen King is the most banned author in US schools, PEN report says

A new report on book bans in U.S. schools finds Stephen King as the author most likely to be censored

The Independent UK

Vice-president of top Scottish writers' group arrested at home under terror laws

THE vice-president of Scottish PEN – a branch of the international free speech organisation – has sounded a warning over Orwellian policing…

The National (Scotland)

Is Zimmer Biomet Stock Underperforming the Dow?

Although Zimmer Biomet has lagged behind the Dow over the past year, analysts remain moderately optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

Barchart

This Penumbra Analyst Begins Coverage On A Bullish Note; Here Are Top 5 Initiations For Tuesday

Benzinga

Leila Aboulela wins PEN Pinter prize for writing on migration and faith

Judges praised the Sudanese author for centring Muslim women, describing her writing as “a balm, a shelter, and an inspiration”

The Guardian - UK

Literary world gathers for PEN America dinner-gala hosted by Amber Ruffin

Hundreds of writers, editors and publishers are to gather Thursday night for PEN America’s annual gala, hosted by Amber Ruffin and featuring a tribute to actor-publisher Sarah Jessica Parker

The Independent UK

3 Mid-Cap Medical Stocks Outperforming the Market

Several mid-cap medical stocks, such as ADMA, PEN, and TMDX, are outperforming in 2025, showing resilience despite broader market weakness.

MarketBeat

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - US

Once dismissed as frivolous, ‘romancelandia’ is getting political

Many in the romance book community have rallied voters through podcasts and phone banks – and joined school boards

The Independent UK

Jodi Picoult's 'Nineteen Minutes' tops PEN America of books banned in schools

Jodi Picoult's “Nineteen Minutes” has topped a list compiled by PEN America of the books most often pulled from school shelves

The Guardian - UK

Imprisoned British-Egyptian activist named PEN writer of courage 2024

Alaa Abd el-Fattah, who is still in jail in Egypt despite completing his five-year sentence, was selected by PEN Pinter winner Arundhati Roy

Barchart

S&P Futures Tick Higher Ahead of FOMC Meeting, U.S. JOLTs Report and Microsoft Earnings in Focus

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU24) are trending up +0.17% this morning as market participants braced for the start of the Federal Reserve’s two-day policy meeting while also awaiting the latest reading on U.S. job openings as well as an earnings report from tech giant Microsoft.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Indian author Arundhati Roy wins this year’s PEN Pinter Prize

Award comes two weeks after Indian officials allowed prosecution of Roy on terror charges over comments made 14 years ago

The Guardian - UK

Arundhati Roy wins PEN Pinter prize amid prosecution threat over Kashmir comments

The announcement comes two weeks after Indian officials granted permission to prosecute the writer over comments she made 14 years ago

The Independent UK

PEN America, facing criticism over its response to the Mideast war, gathers for annual gala

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

The Guardian - UK

Paul Auster obituary

Author of The New York Trilogy who conjured up a world of wonder and happenstance, miracle and catastrophe

The Guardian - UK

‘A literary voice for the ages’: Paul Auster remembered by Ian McEwan, Joyce Carol Oates and more

The critically acclaimed American writer has died aged 77. Here, contemporaries pay tribute to his life and work

The Guardian - US

PEN America cancels festival after authors drop out in support of Gaza

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

The Guardian - US

PEN America cancels 2024 awards after authors drop out over Gaza

Dozens of nominated writers had withdrawn from consideration by literary and free-expression organization

1 2 3 4

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.