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PEN America’s Literary Awards Ceremony(often called the “Oscars for books”) returns on March 31, and for one night, you can be in the room—tickets are just $10 with codePENPAL.
Sun, Apr 12 at 7pm
often called the “Oscars for books”, Midtown
$10 learning
Annual literary awards ceremony celebrating best books and authors.
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