A group of authors, including Naomi Klein, Lorrie Moore, Zaina Arafat, Michelle Alexander, Isabella Hammad, and others, have decided not to participate in the Pen World Voices Festival in protest of Pen America’s “inadequate response” over the war in Gaza, Lit Hub reports. The authors had been confirmed as speakers, moderators, and an honorary co-chair. Details for this year’s festival had not been announced; the event typically takes place in New York and Los Angeles in April or May. In a letter announcing their decision to withdraw from the Pen festival, the writers said, “In the context of Israel’s ongoing war […]
