Banned Books Week
In honor of Banned Books Week, PEN Member Bobbi Katz writes about the experience of having her novels banned. Please join the discussion by reading the following essay and posting your comments.

My Banned Books
by Bobbi Katz

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Capturing Race
PEN's Children's/Young Adult Book Authors Committee weighs in on the many forms of racism—be it overt or subtle, deliberate or accidental. Please join the discussion by reading the following essay and posting your comments.

Writing Milette
by Fatima Shaik

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Nuances of Censorship
PEN's Children's/Young Adult Book Authors Committee weighs in on the many forms of censorship—be it from schools, libraries, and especially self-censorship in the process of writing. Please join the discussion by reading the following essays and posting your comments.

A Fahrenheit 450 Story
by Robert Lipsyte

And Yet...
by Mary Ann Hoberman

Dracula Is a Pain in the Neck and So Is “Self-censorship"
by Elizabeth Levy

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