David Gallant
@dgallant.bsky.social
I write with one belief in mind: we read fiction to be transported, and nonfiction to be amazed. Oklahoma historian and former university instructor.
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PEN America Condemns Use of "Prohibited Words" List to Censor Native American Author Darcie Little Badger https://pen.org/press-release/pen-america-condemns-use-of-forbidden-words-list-to-censor-native-american-author/
PEN America Condemns Use of Forbidden Words List to Censor Native American Author
Native American author withdraws from speaking engagement at a Utah university after being given a list of words she cannot use.
pen.org
December 5, 2025 at 8:03 PM
PEN America Condemns Use of "Prohibited Words" List to Censor Native American Author Darcie Little Badger https://pen.org/press-release/pen-america-condemns-use-of-forbidden-words-list-to-censor-native-american-author/
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"The government has no place telling people what they can and cannot read.”
PEN America decries Supreme Court decision on book ban case https://pen.org/press-release/pen-america-decries-supreme-court-decision-on-book-ban-case/ #censorship #bannedbooks
PEN America decries Supreme Court decision on book ban case https://pen.org/press-release/pen-america-decries-supreme-court-decision-on-book-ban-case/ #censorship #bannedbooks
PEN America Decries Supreme Court Decision on Book Ban Case
PEN America responded today to the Supreme Court decision to decline to hear Little v. Llano County, a case challenging book removals from the Llano County, TX public library, saying leaving a lower court ruling in place in effect allows state and local...
pen.org
December 8, 2025 at 3:55 PM
"The government has no place telling people what they can and cannot read.”
PEN America decries Supreme Court decision on book ban case https://pen.org/press-release/pen-america-decries-supreme-court-decision-on-book-ban-case/ #censorship #bannedbooks
PEN America decries Supreme Court decision on book ban case https://pen.org/press-release/pen-america-decries-supreme-court-decision-on-book-ban-case/ #censorship #bannedbooks