In its ‘Banned in the USA’ report, PEN America makes the case that much of the United States’ book banning dynamic is coordinated.
Hong Kong Sentences Five Publishers: IPA Joins Objections
Aligned with concerns from world NGOs, the IPA’s Einarsson warns of a ‘once vibrant publishing market’ now ‘constrained’ in Hong Kong.
England’s Firsts London’s 65th Outing Features Historic Banned Books
In the run-up to Banned Book Week, Firsts London will feature censorship from past centuries.
IPA Criticizes the UAE’s Anti-LGBTQ Pressure on Amazon
Having led many efforts in Arabic and Arab-world literary culture, the UAE reportedly is restricting LGBTQ-related products including books.
Anne Applebaum to the AAP: ‘Publish the Opposition’
Author and essayist Anne Applebaum told American publishers at their annual meeting that they have a role to play, both in Russia and China.
AAP’s Annual Meeting: ‘Fires Raging in Our Industry’
‘The biggest set of challenges our industry has faced in a generation’: Michael Pietsch and Maria A. Pallante lead the AAP’s annual meeting.
Penguin Random House, Authors Guild on Book Bannings
As book-bannings sweep the United States, two campaigns from the industry demonstrate different styles and tones of response.
PEN ‘Freedom to Write’: 277 Writers, Intellectuals Jailed in 36 Nations
An alarming follow-up to the February 2021 Myanmar coup d’état: Yangon moves into the Top 10 Freedom to Write Index offenders.
Markus Dohle Seeds New ‘Book Defense Fund’ at PEN America
The worldwide CEO of Penguin Random House, Markus Dohle, personally is donating US$500,000 to open the Dohle Book Defense Fund.
Scribd Opens Free Access to Targeted Titles: ‘We Ardently Oppose Banning Books’
The rapid rise of efforts to ban books in the United States prompts Scribd’s Trip Adler to offer readers free access to targeted titles.