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- 1Jane Eyre Among Books Banned in Some Texas Public Schools▼Charlotte Bronte and Her Famous Heroine Jane Eyre Were Once the Talk of Texas. Now the Novel is Banned by Some of the State’s Public Schools
Charlotte Bronte's classic novel Jane Eyre, once widely celebrated in Texas, has been removed from some of the state's public school libraries and classrooms. The ban places the 19th-century English classic alongside other titles pulled amid a wave of book removals in Texas schools, drawing criticism from free expression advocates such as PEN America, who argue schools are restricting access to literature. The move has renewed debate over censorship in education.
- 2Gaza playwright Ali Abu Yasin wins English PEN award▼‘War lives in me’: Gaza playwright Ali Abu Yasin wins English PEN award
Palestinian playwright Ali Abu Yasin from Gaza has won an English PEN award for his work, which he describes with the words 'war lives in me'. The recognition highlights writing that emerges from daily life under conflict in Gaza, and is drawing attention to Palestinian literature and theatre at a time when the territory remains devastated by war. Readers are sharing the story as a rare note of cultural recognition amid the crisis.
- 3Gaza playwright Ali Abu Yasin wins English PEN award●‘War lives in me’: Gaza playwright Ali Abu Yasin wins English PEN award https://www. aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/8/g aza-
Palestinian playwright Ali Abu Yasin has won an English PEN award, recognised for his artistic resilience in Gaza. According to Al Jazeera, he kept writing for theatre while living amid the destruction of the war, describing how 'war lives in me'. The honour highlights the endurance of Gaza's cultural life under bombardment and displacement.