PEN America's latest report details the damage that book bans do to authors. 'Matrix' novelist Lauren Groff is on the front lines with plans to open a Florida bookshop.

Jenna Bush Hager and Ann Patchett discussed book banning on the Oct. 31 episode of Bush Hager's podcast, 'Open Book with Jenna.' “People are banning books they don't even read,” Patchett said.

Columbus author Elissa Washuta and her book of personal essays "White Magic" have been named to the list of finalists for the 2022 PEN Open Book Award.. The winner will be announced at the ...

NEW DELHI: The Delhi University is going to conduct the final year examinations from July 1, 2020. The exam would be held as open book examination mode. DU had asked teachers to prepare two sets ...

When PEN America emailed me, I was excited. The organization, whose mission is to protect the freedom to write, was looking for volunteers to code banned books. The goal was clear: Identify what ...

Literary magazine Open Pen is to branch out into book publishing for the first time with a series of short books called "novelettes". Written by Open Pen authors, the magazine will publish four ...

According to a PEN study released in September, there were more than 3,300 instances of book bans in U.S. public school classrooms and libraries between July 1, 2022 and June 31, 2023, a 33% ...

Books-PEN America-Florida This combination of photos shows authors James Patterson, left, Judy Blume, center, and and Michael Connelly, who are among 24 prominent writers who have raised more than ...

Judy Blume, James Patterson and Michael Connelly are among 24 prominent writers who have raised more than $3 million to help PEN America open an office in Miami.