The PEN Ten Interview Series
The PEN Ten is on the pulse of literary culture to help you discover your next great read. In this interview series, we ask authors 10 questions about their latest work and art.
Lisa Grunwald | The PEN Ten Interview
I was looking for a time in American life when things seemed as passionately divided as they do now. More
Yaël Eisenstat | An Interview on Disinformation, Friction, and Election Integrity
"One of my concerns is how journalists can continue to do this work without inadvertently casting even more doubt on the information landscape." More
Michael Arceneaux | The PEN Ten Interview
I’m very clear about what I want to say and how I want to say it when I try to sell a book. You either believe in it or… More
Deborah Jackson Taffa | The PEN Ten Interview
I could only share my family’s trauma if I told it in context, reminding readers that my elders struggled, not because of a moral failure on their part, but… More
Kevin Huizenga | The PEN Ten Interview
I like to be productive, and sometimes being productive means taking an idea you thought up in a previous story, and expanding on it, or turning it around to… More
Remica Bingham-Risher | The PEN Ten Interview
Some of the breakthrough moments came when I decided I would be reckoning not only with my ancestress’s trauma, but also their joy, and how they raised us to… More
Maura Cheeks | The PEN Ten Interview
I was thinking about what would have to be true for someone in power to take a stand for reparations and push it through. More
Kacen Callender | The PEN Ten Interview
I wanted to offer the idea that power is naturally inside of all of us, and that we can feel empowered and worthy and loved even when rejected by… More
Vanessa Chan | The PEN Ten Interview
I don’t believe you can go through a publishing journey alone, especially as a writer of color. More
Andrés N. Ordorica | The PEN Ten Interview
Guarding generational stories and wisdom is important especially when so many stories are now being policed. More
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