PEN America Blogs: Free Expression
Banned Books
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Authors and Illustrators Are Paying a Steep Price for Book Bans
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Katherine Applegate’s Book Was Labeled ‘Deliberate Indoctrination.’ It’s About the Power of Kindness.
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Utah Adds Three Titles to Statewide ‘No Read’ List as Authors and Students Sue Over Censorship
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Don’t Mention It: Even The Discussion of Censorship Is Under Attack
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‘I Never Saw That Coming’: Shannon Hale Couldn’t Believe Her Children’s Book About a Unicorn Was Tossed Off Shelves
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2025 Annual General Meeting: Looking to Challenges Past, Present, and Future
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John Green, Author of Most Banned Book, Says It’s No Badge of Honor
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Top 52 Banned Books: The Most Banned Books in U.S. Schools
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A ‘Hugely Valuable’ Resource: Author Bill Konigsberg Explains Why Queer Teens Need Books About Sex and Sexuality
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New Yorkers Urge Governor Hochul to Sign Freedom to Read Act
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Why the Florida Department of Education’s Book Ban Numbers Are a Vast Undercount
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All Experiences ‘Deserve Space on the Page,’ and Sex Is No Exception, Says YA Author Elana K. Arnold
Campus Free Speech
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When Social Media Posts Become a Fireable Offense
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Is Hate Speech Free Speech?
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What is a Heckler’s Veto?
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Are ‘Free Speech Zones’ Constitutional?
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How Do I Plan A Protest on Campus?
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What Should Student Leaders Do During a Free Speech Controversy?
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Why ‘campus infrastructures for expression’ matter for new college students
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PEN America Urges University of Minnesota Regents to Reconsider Restrictions on Departmental Speech
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New Rules on ‘Controversial Topics’ Create Chill in Universities in Iowa
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‘It’s up to us’: Student Organizer Uplifts Community to Defend Free Expression
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‘Integral to What it Means to Be an American’: College Students on Free Expression
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Doubling Down on Advocacy: PEN America Student Alum Charlotte Hampton Speaks Out After Arrest for Campus Reporting
Educational Censorship
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Snapshots of Censorship: Viewpoint diversity? No, this is censorship
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Snapshots of Censorship: Where we are and what we know
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Snapshots of Censorship: ‘It’s Only 3 or 4 Words’
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Snapshots of Censorship: When Grants are Cancelled, Students Pay the Price
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Snapshots of Censorship: Censoring Ethics at West Point
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Snapshots of Censorship: The Cost of Criticizing the President
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Snapshots of Censorship: Tilting at Windmills
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Why ‘campus infrastructures for expression’ matter for new college students
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What is Trump’s Compact for Higher Education? — FAQ
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PEN America Urges University of Minnesota Regents to Reconsider Restrictions on Departmental Speech
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New Rules on ‘Controversial Topics’ Create Chill in Universities in Iowa
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‘It’s up to us’: Student Organizer Uplifts Community to Defend Free Expression
Disinformation
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Immigration Status is Being Used as a Weapon of Censorship by the Trump Administration
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Congress might rescind funding for public media. Here’s where PEN America stands.
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Guide to Combating Los Angeles Immigration Protest Mis/Disinformation
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AI-Generated Fake Book List Seems Funny, but Reflects the Technology’s Danger to Journalism
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Fighting a Global Problem Through a Local Lens
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How one newsroom battled political violence and opened spaces for dialogue
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Curiosity is key for overcoming conflict and disinformation, author says
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Is fear around AI overblown? Here’s what worries experts, according to a Wall Street Journal reporter.
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In 2024, Texas Tribune reporters shared printed information about voting to engage the public. Here’s what they learned.
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For the Truth in Journalism Project, facts are necessary – but not sufficient – in the fight against disinformation
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Disinformation is often about power and fear of losing it, expert says
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7 Ways Influencers Are Changing the Media Landscape
Facts Forward
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Curiosity is key for overcoming conflict and disinformation, author says
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Is fear around AI overblown? Here’s what worries experts, according to a Wall Street Journal reporter.
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For the Truth in Journalism Project, facts are necessary – but not sufficient – in the fight against disinformation
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Disinformation is often about power and fear of losing it, expert says
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Media defense lawyers on their biggest fears during a Trump term, how journalists can defend themselves and why they still have hope
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A sociologist’s thoughts on how disinformation has emerged from the shadows
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Checking the rise of extremism is ‘easier said than done,’ University of Buffalo communications expert says
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A reporter’s take on the role of disinformation and male grievance in the election
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For the Texas Tribune, public events help to counteract disinformation
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How did disinformation affect the election? Here’s what a New York Times reporter thinks.
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Amid election conspiracy theories, a researcher narrows down the biggest threats
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This Arizona election official is worried about political violence. He believes community can be the solution.
Global Free Expression
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What is happening to Mongolian language and culture online in China?
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‘We’ve Seen This Before’: Lessons for the Press on Authoritarianism
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In Her Words: Women on Genocide and Rebuilding Gaza
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“Freedom Forbidden”: The Poets Behind Bars for Their Words
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Freed Ukrainian Journalist’s Message: Your Solidarity Could Save Lives
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As the Saudi Government Sponsors Comedy, Let’s Speak Up for Saudi Writers at Risk
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“Devouring our dreams”: Palestinian Writer on Starvation, Survival, and Daily Life in Gaza
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Dancing Through Rubble: New Film Shows the Drive to Create Amid War
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Letter from Jailed Egyptian Poet Galal El-Behairy
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Joint Letter to the Egyptian Ambassador to the U.S. Urging Action on the Ongoing Detention of Galal El-Behairy
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Georgia: Alarming Human Rights Crisis Highlighted by Writers’ Groups
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Poetry in Chains: Writers Gather in Solidarity With Detained Poet Galal El-Behairy
Member Spotlight
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‘I’ve Always Been Fighting’: JD Mathes on How Writers Form an Army
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Breaking Down Barriers and Taking Up Space With Immigration Narratives
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Sharing Stories of Persistence and Survival Across Time and Borders
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Finance for Artists: Uchechi Kalu on the Stories We Tell About Money
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Federico Erebia: Encouraging Underrepresented Voices in Children’s Literature
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Books, Roses, and Food: Sant Jordi Festival Celebrates Translation in New York
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Sarah Tomlinson: Ghostwriting, Los Angeles, and the Power of Rock & Roll
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A Year of Books By PEN America Members 2024
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Elana K. Arnold: The Role of the Writer for YA and Children’s Literature
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A Year of Books By PEN America Members
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Ali Velshi on Reading as an Act of Resistance
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Ann Patchett Invites Community In After School Shooting
PEN America Speaks
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PEN America Speaks: How We Defended And Celebrated Free Expression the Week Of January 26
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PEN America Speaks: How We Defended And Celebrated Free Expression the Week Of January 19
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PEN America Speaks: How We Defended And Celebrated Free Expression the Week Of January 12
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PEN America Speaks: How We Defended And Celebrated Free Expression the Week Of January 5
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PEN America Speaks: How We Defended And Celebrated Free Expression the Week Of December 22
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PEN America Speaks: How We Defended And Celebrated Free Expression the Week Of December 15
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PEN America Speaks: How We Defended And Celebrated Free Expression the Week Of December 8
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PEN America Speaks: How We Defended And Celebrated Free Expression the Week Of December 1
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PEN America Speaks: How We Defended And Celebrated Free Expression the Week Of November 24
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PEN America Speaks: How We Defended And Celebrated Free Expression the Week Of November 17
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PEN America Speaks: How We Defended And Celebrated Free Expression the Week Of November 10
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PEN America Speaks: How We Defended And Celebrated Free Expression the Week Of November 3
The PEN Ten
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What Do Authors Need When They Travel?
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How a Contemporary Plague Novel Drew on the Voice of a Community
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María Auxiliadora Álvarez’s Collection Honors Her Father’s Legacy
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With Her Third Novel, Kiran Desai Centers the In Between
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George Packer’s ‘The Emergency’ Wants Us To Rekindle Our Shared Sense of Humanity
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Using Science Fiction to Write About Grief, Marriage, and Memory
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Humor, Exhaustion, and Resilience in the Ups and Downs of a Delivery Worker in China
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Girl Gangs, Found Families, and Creating Kinship Outside of the Mainstream
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Confronting a Rise in Misogyny and Violent Extremism Online and Off
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2025 Emerging Voices Fellows | The PEN Ten Interview
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‘True Crime’ From a New Point of View
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‘Sex Work Isn’t Just One Thing’: New Memoir Explores Nuance of a Sugar Baby