@penamericapenamerica

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card updated Sep 11, 2026 · 13 clips parsed · following 315 · 1,200,000 likes total

Engagement21.3%above average

Account summary

@penamerica has 80,200 followers and 422 videos. Across the 13 parsed clips the average is 198,420 views and 38,857 likes. Engagement to views is 21.3%, which is above average for TikTok. On the newer half of the feed the response is falling (−13.0 pp). Posts roughly 0.1 times a week. An average clip reaches 247% of the follower count.

Followers

80.2K

history is still being collected

Engagement

21.3%

−13.0 pp newer half

Average views

198.4K

median 586

Likes per clip

38.9K

577 comments avg

Shares / saves

2.8K / 3.3K

1.66% of viewers save

Posting rate

0.1 / wk

reach 247% of followers

Latest clips

13 collected

Across Rutherford County, TN, book bans have wreaked havoc on schools — @penamerica

1.2K1:13Across Rutherford County, TN, book bans have wreaked havoc on schools and libraries. But a local Freedom to Read Celebra1476210

"What inspires you to use your voice?" That's a question our interns E — @penamerica

3751:26"What inspires you to use your voice?" That's a question our interns Eleanor and Alex posed recently to these New Yorker10100

As activist, writer, and 2026 PEN/Barbey Freedom To Write Awardee Golr — @penamerica

1.2K0:40As activist, writer, and 2026 PEN/Barbey Freedom To Write Awardee Golrokh Iraee spends another birthday in prison in Ira107018

In a climate of censorship, librarians' role as defenders of free spee — @penamerica

5862:15In a climate of censorship, librarians' role as defenders of free speech has never been more important. Here's why they 27105

We asked people their wishes for the future free expression. Here's wh — @penamerica

2220:56We asked people their wishes for the future free expression. Here's what they said. Add your voice at: https://pen.org/a7000

New York’s third annual Pride Book Fair was a joyous celebration of qu — @penamerica

1871:59New York’s third annual Pride Book Fair was a joyous celebration of queer voices, or as the event founder described it, 5001

The Unbannable Library "is like a love letter to libraries," Paul Coll — @penamerica

9361:16The Unbannable Library "is like a love letter to libraries," Paul Collins told us when he brought this vibrant public ar120117

One of the themes we’ve consistently heard in responses all across the — @penamerica

2070:57One of the themes we’ve consistently heard in responses all across the U.S. is how family, both parents and children, in0000

Free expression is fundamental to participation in civic life. As part — @penamerica

3502:03Free expression is fundamental to participation in civic life. As part of our #AmericaSpeaks project, we’re asking peopl0000

From coast to coast, there are people who are marking the U.S.A.’s 250 — @penamerica

3891:11From coast to coast, there are people who are marking the U.S.A.’s 250th with trepidation and concern for their free spe22003

George Takei: "Recently, my book THEY CALLED US ENEMY was banned – aga — @penamerica

1M2:24George Takei: "Recently, my book THEY CALLED US ENEMY was banned – again – in Tennessee. Book bans are out of control. H231.2K4K21.9K24.1K

At the 2025 #PENGala, @jodipicoult, author of Nineteen Minutes, the mo — @penamerica

473.8K0:56At the 2025 #PENGala, @jodipicoult, author of Nineteen Minutes, the most banned book in the country in the 2023-2024 sch23.4K3398992.7K

Why take away all these excellent books? Ruth Anne, a 4th grader in Du — @penamerica

1.1M0:50Why take away all these excellent books? Ruth Anne, a 4th grader in Duval County, is as confused as we are in this inte250.1K3.1K13.9K16K

Engagement per clip

13 parsed clips · newest on the right · click a bar to open the clip peak: 25.7% ER

Mar 26Jul 18Aug 24

Date	Views	Likes	Comments	Shares	Saves	ER
Aug 24, 2026	1,238	147	6	2	10	12.52%
Aug 11, 2026	375	10	1	0	0	2.93%
Jul 30, 2026	1,165	107	0	1	8	9.27%
Jul 28, 2026	586	27	1	0	5	4.78%
Jul 26, 2026	222	7	0	0	0	3.15%
Jul 21, 2026	187	5	0	0	1	2.67%
Jul 18, 2026	936	120	1	1	7	13.03%
Jul 14, 2026	207	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Jul 7, 2026	350	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Jul 4, 2026	389	22	0	0	3	5.66%
Jul 11, 2025	1,000,000	231,200	4,025	21,900	24,096	25.71%
May 26, 2025	473,800	23,400	339	899	2,744	5.20%
Mar 26, 2023	1,100,000	250,100	3,127	13,900	15,971	24.28%