Banned books in Sweden and the US
In October Swedish Pen and the Dawit Isaak Library launched the first Banned Books Week in Sweden. Why is the issue of banned books relevant in Sweden? And what can you do yourself to stand up for the freedom to read? Kerstin Almegård, president of Swedish PEN, speaks to Betsy Gomez, coordinator at Banned Books Week in the US, Hanna Nordell, managing director at Swedish PEN and Jens Zingmark, librarian at the Dawit Isaak Library. This episode of Yttrandefrihetspodden is in English.