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Author Ann Patchett urges a 'breath' for books as PEN gala raises $2M amid ban surge
The event honored writers facing harassment and imprisonment as PEN and the American Library Association reported thousands of books pulled from U.S. schools and libraries.
- On Thursday night, PEN America's annual gala at the American Museum of Natural History raised more than $2 million for the century-old literary and free expression organization.
- Reports from PEN and the American Library Association document a continued surge in book bans, with thousands of works pulled from schools and libraries nationwide.
- Ann Patchett accepted the Audible Literary Service Award, Jason Blum received the Business Visionary award, and Tennessee-based activists Tatiana Silvas and Keri Lambert won the Benenson Courage Award Libraries.
- PEN President Dinaw Mengestu noted the absence of award recipients with empty chairs, asking the audience to imagine a time of no empty chairs on any stage in the world.
- The Barbery Freedom to Write Award honored Iranian writer-dissidents Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee and Ali Asadollahi for facing government harassment and imprisonment, emphasizing PEN's mission to mobilize free expression globally.
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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.
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PEN America's Gala: The Beauty and the Danger of the Written Word
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 PEN America's Gala: The Beauty and the Danger of the Written Word.
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