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PEN America celebrates literature with free and low-cost quality public programming, authors’ evenings, advocacy trainings, writers workshops, community gatherings and more.

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    Image of a workshop announcement titled Defending the Freedom to Read by PEN America. It features an envelope icon with exclamation marks, indicating online abuse, and text: What Can I Do When Online Abuse Strikes? How to respond and be an ally.

    What can I do when online abuse strikes? How to respond and be an ally

    Tuesday March 11
    7:00 PM – 8:00 PM ET
    Free
    Speakers: beck Haberstroh, Tat Bellamy-Walker
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  • Three portrait photos of individuals are displayed next to a graphic novel cover titled You Must Take Part in Revolution. Text reads You must take part in revolution, featuring conversations with Badiucao and Melissa Chan moderated by James Tager. PEN America and P&T logos present.

    You Must Take Part in Revolution: Badiucao and Melissa Chan in Conversation with James Tager

    Friday March 14
    6:30 PM – 8:00 PM ET
    P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts
    $5
    Speakers: Badiucao, Melissa Chan, James Tager
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    Two women, one holding a red apple, appear beside three book cover images. The covers feature the titles Yoko Tawada, Paul Celan and the Transtibetan Angel, and Suggested in the Stars. Logos for Rizzoli, Strauss, and PEN America are at the bottom.

    Yoko Tawada in Conversation with Monique Truong

    Tuesday March 25
    6:00 PM – 8:00 PM ET
    Rizzoli Bookstore
    Free
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  • Two women, one with curly blonde hair and one with long curly black hair, are featured on a promotional graphic for the 2025 AWP Conference & Bookfair. The event titled The Female Gaze: Powerful Narratives for the Times is hosted by PEN America.

    The Female Gaze: Powerful Narratives for The Times

    Saturday March 29
    3:20 PM – 4:35 PM PT
    Los Angeles Convention Center
    Free
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  • Jennifer Finney Boylan | Authors’ Evenings

    Monday April 7
    7:00 PM ET
    $350
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  • Man standing in front of a dark background. Text reads: There Is No Place For Us: A Conversation with Brian Goldstone. Book cover shown: There Is No Place For Us: Working and Homeless in America by Brian Goldstone. Logos for Interactive Resource Center and Pen America.

    There Is No Place For Us: A Conversation with Brian Goldstone

    Tuesday April 8
    6:00 PM ET
    First Lutheran Church
    Free
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  • A person with long hair, wearing sunglasses and a leather jacket, holds a bird of prey on their gloved hand in an open field. To the right is the book cover of Ruth Run by Elizabeth Kaufman, featuring a woman seen in a cars side mirror.

    Elizabeth Kaufman | Authors’ Evenings

    Thursday April 24
    7:00 PM – 9:00 PM ET
    $350
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