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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 Guardian - US

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 Independent 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

The Guardian - UK

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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.

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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 Independent 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 Guardian - 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 Independent UK

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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 - UK

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

The Guardian - US

Writers withdraw from PEN America literary awards in support of Gaza

Authors and translators say PEN America has ‘had no criticism of American complicity in the bombardment of Gaza’, in stark contrast to other national centres of the organisation

The Guardian - UK

Report: Last year ended with a surge in book bans

According to PEN America, 4,349 books were banned from schools between July and December 2023, more than the entire previous school year. More than 3,000 of those bans were in Florida.

WEKU

Authors Withdraw From PEN Awards Over Gaza Stance

Authors withdraw from PEN America awards over Gaza conflict stance, sparking debate in literary community.

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Japanese Actor Tadanobu Asano Joins Thai Culinary Thriller Cast

Japanese actor Tadanobu Asano joins Thai director Pen-ek Ratanaruang's culinary thriller Morte Cucina, promising a captivating addition to cinema.

The Guardian - US

PEN America invites writers who exited festival over Gaza to discuss ‘divergent views’

The writers group is also making a ‘substantial financial contribution’ to fund for distribution to Palestinian writers

The Guardian - US

Authors withdraw from PEN America festival in protest over Israel-Gaza war

Group of more than a dozen writers decry organization’s inadequate response to ‘genocide’ being committed by Israel

Texas Observer

The Booksellers’ Revolt

The READER Act would have required vendors to rate books on "explicitness" before selling to schools—and blacklisted those that didn't comply.

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The Guardian - UK

Open letter criticising PEN America’s stance on Israel-Gaza war reaches 500 signatories

Writers including Roxane Gay have called on the organisation to ‘wake up from its silent, tepid, self-congratulatory middle of the road and take a stand’

The Independent UK

Hundreds gather in Ukraine's capital to honor renowned poet who was also a soldier killed in action

Hundreds of people have attended a ceremony honoring the memory of renowned Ukrainian poet Maksym Kryvtsov, who was killed in action while serving as a soldier in the war Russia started in Ukraine nearly two years ago

The Independent UK

Ukrainian poet fighting Russian invasion killed in war, says mother

Maksym Kryvtsov, 33, joined Ukrainian Armed Forces as volunteer in 2014

The Guardian - UK

‘My mum’s books survived Putin’s missiles’: defiance after blast destroys Kherson children’s library

A Ukrainian library to which Ed Vulliamy donated works by his late mother, the author Shirley Hughes, is trying to rebuild itself

WEKU

Pink gives away 2,000 banned books at Florida concerts

The pop music icon is taking a stand against the libraries and classrooms around the U.S. that have removed books due to claims of inappropriate content related to sexuality, gender identity and race.

Evening Standard

Pink to distribute 2000 'banned' books at Florida concerts

Around 40 per cent of book bans in the United States in the last year took place in Florida

The Guardian - US

‘Books keep our minds free’: US prisons ban reading materials at alarming pace

New PEN America data reveals incarcerated persons are being robbed of magazines and even recipe books

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