Freedom of Expression

Authors

Mahmoud Khalil to Publish Memoir in 2027 — the Book America's Government Didn't Want Written

The Columbia University student activist detained by ICE in March 2026 has announced a memoir for 2027. It arrives at a moment when the United States, for the first time, appeared on PEN America's list of countries imprisoning writers.

Reviews

Librarians Are Running for Office. Maybe They Should Have Done It Sooner.

Across the United States, library professionals are running for state political offices, motivated by book ban records. When shelves get emptied, someone has to change who decides what goes on them.

Literature

133 Organizations Against a Ghost: HR 7661 and the Silence of Libraries

A coalition of 133 publishers, bookstores, and libraries opposes HR 7661, the federal bill threatening to impose nationwide book censorship in American schools.