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2006 PEN Prison Awards: Entire Event Claudia Menza, Nick Burd, Marie Ponsot, Harding Lemay, Elsbeth Lindner, & Drake Stutesman
2007 Beyond Margins Awards Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Harryette Mullen, Ernest Hardy, Alberto Álvaro Ríos, & others
2007 Literary Awards: Beyond Margins Awards Francine Prose
2007 Literary Awards: Bradford Morrow Bradford Morrow
2007 Literary Awards: David Hinton David Hinton
2007 Literary Awards: Diane Les Becquets Diane Les Becquets
2007 Literary Awards: Introduction Francine Prose & Michael Cunningham
2007 Literary Awards: Janna Levin Janna Levin
2007 Literary Awards: Naomi Iizuka & A.R. Gurney Naomi Iizuka & A.R. Gurney
2007 Literary Awards: PEN Translation Fund Michael Moore
2007 Literary Awards: Prison Writing Awards Michael Cunningham
2007 Literary Awards: Sandra Smith Sandra Smith
2007 PEN Literary Awards: Entire Event Francine Prose, Michael Cunningham, Philip Roth, Janna Levin, James Carroll, A.R. Gurney, & others
2008 Prison Writing Contest: A Reading Marie Ponsot, Sapphire, Jackson Taylor, Michael Keck, Ennis Smith, Claudia Menza, & others
2009 PEN Literary Awards Ceremony: Billy Collins Billy Collins
2009 PEN Literary Awards Ceremony: Claudia Roth Pierpont Claudia Roth Pierpont
A Believer Nighttime Event: Entire Isabel Hoving, Niccolò Ammaniti, Uzodinma Iweala Yasmina Khadra, Miranda July, & John Hodgman
A Believer Nighttime Event: Entire Rodrigo Fresán, Etgar Keret, Yiyun Li, Helen Oyeyemi, Matthew Ritchie, Salman Rushdie
A Believer Nighttime Event: Panel Rodrigo Fresán, Etgar Keret, Yiyun Li, Helen Oyeyemi, Salman Rushdie, & John Hodgman
A Tribute to César Vallejo Jayne Cortez, Mónica de la Torre, Mariela Dreyfus, Clayton Eshleman, Forrest Gander, Edward Hirsch...
A Tribute to Chinua Achebe: Entire Event Chinua Achebe, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Michael Cunningham, Edwidge Danticat, & others
A Tribute to Grace Paley: An Evening of Readings and Remembrance Michael Cunningham, Eve Ensler, Jerry Alberelli, Richard Price, Katha Pollitt, & Francine Prose
A Tribute to Robert Walser Susan Bernofsky, Deborah Eisenberg Jeffrey Eugenides, & Wayne Koestenbaum
A. M. Homes Reads “Coney Island” by Lawrence Ferlinghetti A. M. Homes
A Woman in Jerusalem A.B. Yehoshua
From the Interrogation Log of Mohammad al Quhtani A.M. Homes & Jack Rice
Achmat Dangor Reads from Bitter Fruit Achmat Dangor
Adam Haslett Reads from Blood Beats, Vol. 1 by Ernest Hardy Adam Haslett
The Hebrew Language Agi Mishol
Agi Mishol: Look There
The Yacoubian Building by Alaa Al Aswan Alaa Aswan
Alain Mabanckou Reads "À ma mère" Alain Mabanckou
Alberto Ruy-Sánchez Reads from The Secret Gardens of Mogador Alberto Ruy-Sánchez
Aleksandar Hemon Reads from A Tomb For Boris Davidovich by Danilo Kis Aleksandar Hemon
Aleksandar Hemon Reads Tadeusz Borowski
Alex Gibney Reads from the Department of Defense Interrogation Log of Detainee Al-Khatani Alex Gibney
Alexandre Najjar Reads from The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran 0 Alexandre
Alexandre Najjar Reads from The School of War 0 Alexandre
Alexandre Najjar Reads from The Silence of My Father 0 Alexandre
Alina Bronsky Reads from Broken Glass Park Alina
Alina Bronsky Reads “Knock Their Faces in! Germany is for Germans” by Günter Wallraff
Alina Bronsky Reads “Knock Their Faces in! Germany is for Germans” by Günter Wallraff Alina Bronsky
Allison Hedge Coke Reads from Naeem Murr's The Perfect Man Allison Hedge Coke
Amartya Sen Reads from Identity and Violence
“Rhythm Travel” Amiri Baraka
From George Tenet's Appearance on 60 Minutes Amrit Singh & Mathew Alexander
From a Combatant Status Review Tribunal Amrit Singh, Matthew Alexander, and Susanna Moore
Behzti by Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti Amy Hempel & Francine Prose
An Evening with the Moth Neil Gaiman, Pico Iyer, Laila Lalami, & Jonathan Ames
An Evening Without … Anthony Romero, Martin Amis, Russell Banks
An Evening Without...: Entire event Anthony Romero, Martin Amis, Russell Banks, Debra Winger, Salman Rushdie & others
Ana Castillo Tells a Story About Swimming with Sharks Ana Castillo
El Perfume del Cardamomo Andrés Ibáñez
Introduction to The Moth: Award-Winning Storytelling Andy Borowitz
Becoming Madame Mao by Anchee Min Anna Kushner
Annabel Davis-Goff Reads Selections of Shirley Hazzard Annabel
Annecy Baez Speaks at The Work Before the Work Annecy Baez
“A Yard of Cloth” by Annie Proulx Annie Proulx
Langrishe, Go Down by Aidan Higgins Annie Proulx
Anouar Benmalek Reads Work by Tahar Djaout and Said Mekbel Anouar Benmalek
The Nimrod Flipout by Etgar Keret Anthony Rapp
Anthony Rapp: The Nimrod Flipout by Etgar Keret Etgar Keret
Anthony Romero Introduces Something to Hide Anthony Romero
Introduction to Banned Voices Antoine Audouard
"Journey to Hell" by Mourad Benchallali & Antoine Audouard Antoine Audouard
No Man's Land by Duong Thu Huong Antoine Audouard
Antonio Muñoz Molina Speaks at The Power of the Pen Antonio Muñoz Molina
Antonio Muñoz Molina Discusses Don Quixote Antonio Muñoz Molina
Ariel Dorfman Reads from Don Quixote (Spanish and English) by Miguel Cervantes Ariel Dorfman
Ariel Dorfman Reads Selected Poems 0 Ariel
Arnold Rampersad: Unwearied Blues Arnold Rambersad
The Jewish Messiah by Arnon Grunberg Arnon Grunberg
“At Guantánamo There Is No Why” by Arnon Grunberg Arnon Grunberg
Author to Author Staceyann Chin & Willie Perdomo
“Theme for English B”, “Preference”, “Shame on You”, and “Necessity” by Langston Hughes
“Smell” Ayu Utami
Barbara Goldsmith Reads My Discovery of America by Farley Mowat Barbara Goldsmith
Susan B. Anthony Statement read by Barbara Goldsmith Barbara Goldsmith
Elegies: For Jack Kerouac and Gregory Corso Barry Gifford
Bearing Witness in Chechnya: The Legacy of Natalia Estemirova Salman Rushdie, Michael Arena, Keith Gessen, Tanya Lokshina, & Elena Milashina
Poetry Ben Okri
Ben Okri Reads Selected Poems at the PEN Cabaret
“As Clouds Do Drift”
“The Mysterious Anxiety of Them and Us” Ben Okri
BenettonTalk Young Writers Series: Azhar Abidi & Monique Truong Azhar Abidi & Monique Truong
BenettonTalk Young Writers Series: Mixed Media Bernardo Atxaga, Raymond Federman,Dubravka Ugresi, Hwang Sok-Yong, Agi Mishol, Yiyun Li,&Boris Akunin
BenettonTalk Young Writers Series: Rodrigo Fresán & Jonathan Lethem Rodrigo Fresa­n & Jonathan Lethem
“Among the Generals” by Antonio Tabucchi Bernard Comment
Three Pieces About the Basque Language Bernardo Atxaga
“Life According to Adam” and Other Poems Bernardo Atxaga
Bilingual Reading: David Huerta & Mark Schafer David Huerta & Mark Schafer
Billy Collins Reads From “The Water-Brooks” and “The Golden Years” Billy
Billy Crudup and Margaret Colin Perform a Short Play by Tom Stoppard
Boris Akunin Discusses Writing Crime Fiction in Russia Boris Akunin
Breakout: Voices from Inside Mary Gaitskill, Eric Bogosian, Patricia Smith, Jamal Joseph, Marie Ponsot, & Lemon Andersen
“letter to butcher from abroad” Breyten Breytenbach
Brian Ross: Protecting Privacy, Challenging Secrecy & Standing Up for the First Amendment Brain Ross
Passarola Rising by Azhar Abidi Bruce MacVittie
Dominion by Calvin Baker Calvin Baker
Calvin Baker Reads from The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe
Mexican Postcards Carlos Monsiváis Carlos Monsiváis
Carme Riera Reads in Catalan Carme Riera
Tombstone by Yang Jisheng Catherine Porter
Cathy Park Hong Reads Selected Poems Cathy Park Hong
Cecilia Vicuña and Forrest Gander Read César Vallejo Cecilia Vicuña & Forrest Gander
Skipping Without Ropes by Jack Mapanje Chenjerai Hove
Chico Buarque Reads from Budapest
“On the Subject of Silence and Speaking Out About Tibet” by Tsering Woeser Chime Dolma
Chinua Achebe
Things Fall Apart Chinua Achebe
A Tribute to Chinua Achebe Chris Abani
Christos Tsiolkas Reads from The Slap Christos Tsiolkas
“Fighting the Ninja” by Charles Norman Claudia Menza
Clayton Eshlema Reads from Poemas Humanos Clayton Eshlema
Clayton Eshleman Clayton
Colin Channer Reads Autopsy of an Engine by Lolita Hernandez Lolita Hernandez
Colin Channer Reads from And It Don't Stop by Raquel Cepeda Raquel Cepeda
Brooklyn Colm Tóibín
Blindness by José Saramago Colson Whitehead
Colson Whitehead Reads From The Road by Cormac McCarthy Colson
Dancer Colum McCann
Dancer Colum McCann
“The Second Coming” by William Butler Yeats Colum McCann
Colum McCann: Personal Evolution, Social Revolution Colum McCann
Confronting the Worst: Writing & Catastrophe Philip Gourevitch, Ryszard Kapuscinski, Svetlana Alexievich, and François Bizot
Conversation: Etgar Keret & George Saunders (Entire Event) Etgar Keret & George Saunders
Conversation: Hwang Sok Yong & Ko Un Hwang Sok Yong & Ko Un
Conversation: Rodrigo Fresán & Jonathan Lethem (Entire Event) Rodrigo Fresán & Jonathan Lethem
Conversation: Salman Rushdie & Hanan al-Shaykh Salman Rushdie & Hanan al-Shaykh
Firefly Under the Tongue by Coral Bracho Coral Bracho
“Among These Ruins” and “Water's Lubricious Edges” Coral Bracho
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke Cornelia Funke
“I Am A Pariah” by Anna Politkovskaya Priest Dana
From Lost City Radio by Daniel Alarcón Daniel Alarcón
Will the Boat Sink the Water? by Chen Guidi and Wu Chuntao Daniel Meltzer
Daniele Mastrogiacomo Reads from Days of Fear
Dany Laferrière Discusses The Aroma of Coffee Dany Laferrière
Daoud Heidami & Daniel Oreskes Read from a Transcript of Combatant Status Review Tribunal Hearing... Daniel Oreskes
The Blindfold's Eyes: My Journey From Torture to Truth by Diana Ortiz Dave Eggers
David Almond Reads from The Savage David
The Courage to Stand Alone by Wei Jingsheng David Auburn
Legal Counsel Memo and Detainee Account David Cole & Art Spiegelman
David Dante Troutt Speaks at The Work Before the Work David
The Yellow Wind David Grossman
Diary Entry by John Yarbrough Dawud Gonzalez
“San Quentin Prison” by David J. Lista (part II) Dawud Gonzalez
“San Quentin Prison” by David J. Lista Dawud Gonzalez
Jakob Von Gunten by Robert Walser Debora Eisenberg
The Long Night of Francisco Sanctis by Humberto Constantini Deborah Eisenberg
Deborah Ellis Reads Collected Stories Deborah Ellis
Debra Winger Reads Pablo Neruda Debra Winger
Dirty Wars: Entire Reading
"Dreaming of Richard" by Jeanette Belmar Don DeLillo
Don DeLillo Reads "Report from the Besieged City" by Zbiegnew Herbert Don DeLillo
Don DeLillo Reads from Falling Man Don DeLillo
CIA Memo Don DeLillo
Don DeLillo Reads from “Loneliness” by Bruno Schultz
Guantánamo by Dorothea Dieckmann Dorothea Dieckmann
The Ministry of Pain Dubravka Ugresic
Dubravka Ugresic: The Ministry of Pain
“The Final Salvation” Duong Thu Huong
“Why We Are Infidels” E. L. Doctorow
E.L. Doctorow Reads from City of God
Edgar Oliver Performs at An Evening with the Moth Edgar Oliver
Edward P. Jones Reads from Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo Edward P. Jones
Brother, I'm Dying by Edwidge Danticat Edwidge Danticat
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe Edwidge Danticat
“Tourist” and “Boat People” by Felix Morisseau-Leroy Edwidge Danticat
Gate of the Sun Elias Khoury
Elias Khoury Reads from Yalo Elias Khoury
Elizabeth Alexander Reads from American Sublime Elizabeth Alexander
American Sublime Elizabeth Alexander
Eloy Urroz Reads from Where the Air is Clear by Carlos Fuentes Eloy Urroz
Emma Reverter Reads “No One Is Alone” by Juan Goytisolo Emma Reverter
Fourth Excerpt from “A Journal of a Prisoner” by David Lightner Eric Bogosian
Second Excerpt from “A Journal of a Prisoner” by David Lightner Eric Bogosian
Second Excerpt from “LIVE! From Texas Death Row!” by Christopher Best Eric Bogosian
Third Excerpt from “A Journal of a Prisoner” by David Lightner Eric Bogosian
More Things to Be Angry About by Eric Bogosian Eric Bogosian
“A Journal of a Prisoner” by David Lightner Eric Bogosian
Homesick Eshkol Nevo
Esmeralda Santiago Reads from Inheritance by Lan Samantha Chang Lan Samantha Chang
Esmeralda Santiago Reads from Meeting Faith by Faith Adiele Faith Adiele
Esmeralda Santiago: The Temperature of this Water by Ishle Yi Park Ishle Yi Park
Ester Allen: Introduction Ester Allen
“Hat Trick” Etgar Keret
From a Speech by George W. Bush Eve Ensler
Eve Ensler Reads Nawal el Saadawi Eve Ensler
“Midrash on Happiness” by Grace Paley Eve Ensler
“New York Marathon” and “New York 1999” Evelyn Schlag
Faith & Reason: Writers Speak Chinua Achebe, Martin Amis, Gioconda Belli, E. L. Doctorow, David Grossman, & Elias Khoury
Story in Catalan and English Francesc Serés
Francine Prose Introduces Something to Hide Francine Prose
Introductory Remarks Francine Prose
Goldengrove Francine Prose
Francine Prose Reads from FBI e-mail Messages from Guantánamo Francine Prose
Francine Prose Reads from Roberto Bolaño’s 2666
“Days of Illegal Detention” by Li Jianhong Francine Prose
Francine Prose Reads “Five Men” by Zbiegnew Herbert Francine Prose
“Viktoria and Aleksandr” by Anna Politkovskaya Anna Politkovskaya
The Long Night of White Chickens Francisco Goldman
Fuad Rifka Reads Translations of His Work Fuad Rifka
Gary Shteyngart Reads From an Article by George Saunders Gary
Statement by Khaled El-Masri George Saunders
Faith in the Modern World Gioconda Belli
Nobel Lecture by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Gioconda Belli
Global Voices: Entire Event Salwa Al Neimi, Joseph Boyden, Lilian Faschinger, Clemens Meyer, & Peter Weber
Green Thoughts: Entire event Billy Collins, Jonathan Franzen, Moses Isegawa, Salman Rushdie, Roxana Robinson & others
Gritty Realism Daniel Alarcón, Guillermo Arriaga Jorge Franco, & Patrícia Melo
Guillermo Arriaga
Guillermo Arriaga Reads from A Sweet Scent of Death Guillermo Arriaga
The Night Buffalo by Guillermo Arriaga Guillermo Arriaga
“The Wolf” by Adam Broder György Dragomán
A Tribute to Chinua Achebe Jin Ha
Dear Gabriel Halfdan Freihow
Only in London Hanan al-Shaykh
“The Crime and Punishment of Yang Yunbiao, Evictee” by Li Jianqiang Hari Kunzru
Laogai: The Machinery of Repression in China Harry Wu
Recyclopedia by Harryette Mullen Harryette Mullen
Citizen Suarez by Guillermo Verdecchia Hassan Elahi
“Some of Us Had Been Threatening Our Friend Colby” by Donald Barthelme Heidi Julavits
Homero Aridjis Reads from Solar Poems Homero Aridjis
Senselessness Horacio Castellanos Moya, David Conrad, & David Conrad
Two Poems by Huang Xiang Huang Xiang & Karen Swenson
Poems Huang Xiang
Hwang Sok Yong: The Guest
The Guest Hwang Sok-Yong
From The Old Garden Hwang Sok-Yong
Ian Buruma Discusses Exile Literature Ian Buruma
Novel-in-Progress Ian McEwan
The Private Life of Chairman Mao by Li Zhisui Ian McMahan
Inga Kuznetsova Reads Selected Poems Inga
Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll Ingo Schulze
Introduction by Jonathan Ames Jonathan Ames
Introduction by Larry Siems; Anthony Romero reads Tariq Ramandan Larry Siems, Anthony Romero
Introduction: David Nasaw & Larry Siems Siems Larry
Irakli Kakabadze Performs a Polyphonic Discourse
“Information Highway Song” by Guram Urtkmelidze Irakli Kakabadze
Irakli Kakabadze Reads “Solo Conversation of a Death Squad Member” by Vano Akhalaia Irakli Kakabadze
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah Ishmael Beah
Sworn Statement of Lt. Col. Darrel Vandeveld Ishmael Beah
Diary Excerpt from Ernest Rich and "The Man from Far Away" by William Poyck Jackson Taylor
Jacob Arjouni Discusses the Crime Novel Jacob Arjouni
“Lepidoptera or Butterflies” by Richard Miller Jamal Joseph
Two Lives Janet Malcolm
Janne Teller Discusses Nothing Janne Teller
Janne Teller Reads from Nothing Janne
Janne Teller Reads From Pan by Knut Hamsun Janne
"In the Box on the Stairs" by János Térey János Térey
“Conversación” Javier Calvo
Jayne Cortez Reads César Vallejo Jayne Cortez
Jean-Philippe Toussaint Reads Zidane’s Melancholy Jean-Philippe
The Role of Books and Faith Jeanette Winterson
“Trousers” by Robert Walser Jeffrey Eugenides
Poems by Grace Paley Jerry Alberelli
Jessica Hagedorn Introduces Breakout: Voices from Inside Jessica Hagedorn
Jessica Hagedorn Reads Dancing in the Dark by Caryl Phillips Caryl Phillips
From "Exhibit D" Jessica Hagedorn
“Almost No Memory” and “Happiest Moment” by Lydia Davis Jonathan Franzen
Jonathan Ames Introduces A Believer Nighttime Event Jonathan Ames
"I Called Myself El Cid" Jonathan Ames
Jonathan Ames Performs at An Evening with The Moth Jonathan Ames
FBI E-mails, Guantánamo Bay Jonathan Ames
Jonathan Franzen Reads From Greenlanders Jonathan
Jonathan Safran Foer Reads Quotes from President George W. Bush Jonathan Safran Foer
From Paradise Travel, Jorge Franco Jorge Franco
Soledad's Sister by Jose Dalisay Jose Dalisay
Facing the Lion by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton
From The Day the World Ended at Little Bighorn by Joseph M. Marshall III Joseph Marshall III
Josh Kilmer-Purcell Performs at The Moth: Award-Winning Storytelling Josh Kilmer-Purcell
The Sabotage Cafe Joshua Furst
American Visa by Juan de Recacoechea Juan de Recacoechea
American Visa Juan de Recacoechea
Half of the World in Light: New and Selected Poems Juan Felipe Herrera
“A Certain Man” Juan Felipe Herrera
“Let Me Tell You What a Poem Brings” Juan Felipe Herrera
“She Wants the Ring Like He Wants the Suit of Scars/But” Juan Felipe Herrera
“[Let Us Gather in a Flourishing Way]” Juan Felipe Herrera
When the Emperor Was Divine Julie Otsuka
The Cat or How I Lost Eternity Jutta Richter
Conclusion to Reckoning With Torture K. Anthony Appiah
Karl O. Knausgaard Reads from A Time for Everything
Karl O. Knausgaard Reads from A Time for Everything Karl O. Knausgaard
Keeping Corner Kashmira Sheth
“Six Days, Some Remembering” by Grace Paley Katha Pollitt
“The Unfinished Article” by Anna Politkovskaya Katie Marton
“My Teacher, My Enemy” by Liao Yiwu Katie Fishman
A Small Corner of Hell by Anna Politkovskaya Anna Politkovskaya, Katrina Vanden Heuvel
Keith Gessen Discusses Anna Politkovskaya's Murder Trial Keith Gessen
Press Excerpts: Kiran Desai & Orhan Pamuk Kiran Desai & Orhan Pamuk
Kiran Desai Reads from The Inheritance of Loss Kiran Desai
Laila Lalami Discusses Moroccan Children's Literature Laila Lalami
Laila Lalami Performs at An Evening With the Moth Laila Lalami
The Negro Speaks of Rivers
The Weary Blues Langston Hughes
Larry Siems and Anthony Romero: Introduction
Larry Siems Introduces Bearing Witness in Chechnya Larry Siems
Larry Siems Introduces the 2007 event Dirty Wars: Readings Against Torture... Larry Siems
The Tiananmen Papers by Zhang Liang, Andrew Nathan, and Perry Link Larry Siems
Laura Restrepo Speaks at Don Quixote at 400: A Tribute Laura Restrepo
Laurie Anderson Reads “My Weimar” by David Hickey Laurie Anderson
Lawrence Weschler Reads from A Miracle, A Universe Lawrence Weschler
Leaving Home as a Rite of Passage Neil Gaiman, Isabel Hoving, Janne Teller, & Mark Zusak
Lee Stringer Reads “The Lady Next Door” Lee Stringer
Diary Entry by Gary Salinas Lemon Andersen
Diary Entry by William Van Poyck Lemon Andersen
“Prison Moon” by Jorge Antonio Renaud Lemon Andersen
Liev Schreiber reads Dario Fo's prologue to Elizabeth: Almost by Chance a Woman Liev Schreiber
Lila Azam Zanganeh Reads from Atiq Rahimi’s The Patience Stone
Lili Taylor Reads Real Karaoke People by Ed Bok Lee Ed Bok Lee
Lili Taylor Reads The Man With My Face by Jennifer Tseng Jennifer Tseng
Kensington Gardens by Rodrigo Fresán Lili Taylor
Lili Taylor: Kensington Gardens by Rodrigo Fresan Rodrigo Fresan
Changing Lily Hoang
When My Name Was Keoko by Linda Sue Park Linda Sue Park
From the Final, Unfinished Column of Anna Politkovskaya Lisa Appignanesi
Letter to PEN by Xinna, Wife of Hada Louis Nevaer
Luc Sante Discusses George Simenon Luc Sante
Luc Sante Reads from Dirty Snow by George Simenon Luc Sante
Luis Miguel Aguilar Reads “The Mexico of (Benito) Juarez”
M.G. Vassanji Reads from The Assassin's Song (Beginning) M.G. Vassanji
M.G. Vassanji: The Assassin's Song (Some Thoughts on a Concept Hard to Accept) M.G. Vassanji
M.G. Vassanji: The Assassin's Song (The Mystic in the Library) M.G. Vassanji
M.G. Vassanji: The In-Between World of Vikram Lall M.G. Vassanji
Major Jackson on Derek Walcott
Marcel Möring Reads from Dante’s Inferno Marcel Möring
“Seeking the True Colour of Things” by Nawal El Saadawi Margaret Atwood
“The Tent” and “A Poor Woman Learns to Write” Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood Speaks at Don Quixote at 400: A Tribute Margaret Atwood
Margo Jefferson: "Seeing the World by Zora Neale Hurston and "The Devil Finds Work" by James Baldwin Margo Jefferson
Untitled Poem by Scott Walt Marie Ponsot
Marie Ponsot Reads from Recyclopedia by Harryette Mullen Marie Ponsot
Marie Ponsot Reads from The Theater of Night by Alberto Álvaro Ríos Marie Ponsot
Poems by 2008 Prison Writing Award Winners Marie Ponsot
Mariela Dreyfus and Anne Waldman Read César Vallejo Mariela Dreyfus & Anne Waldman
Rits Mariken Jongman
Marilynne Robinson Reads From “Wilderness” Marilynne
From The Bad Girl Mario Vargas Llosa (in Spanish) Mario Vargas Llosa
Mark Danner Reads from Declaration of Detainee #______, Abu Ghraib Prison Mark Danner
Marlene van Niekerk Reads Selected Poems Marlene
Song for Night by Chris Abani Chris Abani
“The Colonel” by Carolyn Forché Martha Southgate
“The Fear in Lhasa, as Felt in Beijing” by Tsering Woeser Martha Southgate
“Transparency” Martha Southgate
Excerpts from a Longer Piece on Islam Martin Amis
“Graham Greene” from Visiting Mrs. Nabokov Martin Amis
“Pastoral of Chile XI” by Raúl Zurita Martín Espada
Martin Solares Reads Juan Rulfo
“Pillow of Poppies” Mary Ann Newman
Diary Entry by Beverly Jaynes Mary Gaitskill
“Kitchen Workers” by Gail Leonard Mary Gaitskill
Matt De La Peña Reads from We Were Here Matt
A Higher Kind of Loyalty by Liu Binyan Maureen Howard
Beijing Coma by Ma Jian Meena Alexander
Vita by Melania Mazzucco Melania Mazzucco
Michael Arena Introduces Bearing Witness in Chechnya Michael Arena
“Thousands of Executioners at Large” by Natalia Estemirova Michael Arena
Introduction to A Tribute to Chinua Achebe Michael Cunningham
“The Loudest Voice” by Grace Paley Michael Cunningham
“Frontline Reflections of a Drug War Journalist” by Eugene Dey Michael Keck
Divisadero Michael Ondaatje
Anil's Ghost Michael Ondaatje
Divisadero Michael Ondaatje
“The Great Tree” and Divisadero Michael Ondaatje
Easter Rising Michael Patrick MacDonald
A China More Just by Gao Zhisheng Michael Scammel
Illustrado Miguel Syjuco
Mike Daisey Performs at The Moth: Award-Winning Storytelling Mike Daisey
“This year, No Losar” by Chad med sha and “Thus, We Vanish!” by Anonymous Minda Aloff
Mohsin Hamid Reads from The Reluctant Fundamentalist Mohsin Hamid
Mohsin Hamid Reads Margaret Atwood Mohsin Hamid
Mónica de la Torre and Edward Hirsch Read César Vallejo Mónica de la Torre & Edward Hirsch
Monique Proulx Reads from Wildlives Monique Proulx
Monique Truong Reads Slander by Linda Le Monique Truong
Monique Truong Reads from Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Monique Truong
The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery Muriel Barbery
“My Hours Inside the Moscow Theater” by Anna Politkovskaya Musa Klebnikov
Scatter the Ashes and Go by Mongane Wally Serote Nadine Gordimer
Nadine Gordimer Reads from “The Ultimate Safari” Nadine Gordimer
Nadine Gordimer: The Ultimate Safari Nadine Gordimer
Naja Marie Aidt Reads From “Bulbjerg” Naja Marie Aidt
Naja Marie Aidt Reads Selected Poems Naja Marie Aidt
Naomi Shihab Nye Reads Mahmoud Darwish Naomi Shihab Nye
Llast by Narcís Comadira Narcís Comadira
“Coixí de cascalls” Narcís Comadira
Natsuo Kirino on Japanese Literature Natsuo Kirino
Neil Gaiman Reads from Postscript to American Gods and "Instructions" Neil Gaiman
An Interpreter's Sworn Statement Nell Freudenberger
New European Fiction: Readings and Panel Discussion Naja Marie Aidt, Aleksandar Hemon, valter hugo mãe Aleksandar
Ngugi wa Thiong'o: Africa and the World Ngugi wa Thiong'o
Poetry Nick Laird
“Conversation” Nick Laird
Nicole Brossard Reads from Fences in Breathing Nicole Brossard
Notebook of Roses and Civilization by Nicole Brossard Nicole Brossard
At the Mind's Limits by Jean Amery Nicole Krauss
“I Went Out Walking” by Grace Paley Nora Paley
Nuruddin Farah Reads from Maps Nuruddin Farah
Nuruddin Farah Reads from Maps; Links Nuruddin Farah
Oni Lampley Reads from OUT by Natsuo Kirino Oni Lampley
Orhan Pamuk Reads "Still Waiting" by Ma Thida Orhan Pamuk
Istanbul by Orhan Pamuk Orhan Pamuk
“Rock, Church” by Langston Hughes Ossie Davis & Ruby Dee
Shadow Child (Schaduwkind) P.F. Thomése
Paco Ignacio Taibo on Leonardo's Bicycle Paco Ignacio Taibo
Padma Lakshmi reads In Pursuit of English by Dorris Lessing Padma Lakshmi
Esperanza Rising Pam Muñoz Ryan
Sold Patricia McCormick
From The Killer by Patricial Melo Patricia Melo
“Just Another Death” by Christina MacNaughton Patricia Smith
“Panopticon” by Diane Hamill Metzger Patricia Smith
"Route" from Of Being Numerous by George Oppen Paul Auster
Paul Auster Reads "Slavery in Massachusetts" by Henry David Thoreau Paul Auster
Paul Auster Reads from an Editorial in El Diario de Juarez
Autopsy Reports of Detainee Deaths Paul Auster
City of God by Paulo Lins Paulo Lins
Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro Reads Poetry by U Win Tin Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro
Pavel Nastin Reads Selected Poems Pavel Nastin
The Bay of Tigers by Pedro Rosa Mendes Pedro Rosa Mendes
PEN Cabaret: Huang Xiang and Oliver Lake Huang Xiang & Oliver Lake
PEN Talks: Lisa Dierbeck
PEN Talks: Roxana Robinson
PEN Talks: Susan Rosenberg
Personal Evolution, Social Revolution: Entire event Edwidge Danticat, Dany Laferrière, Laila Lalami, Colum McCann
His Illegal Self Peter Carey
Celestial Harmonies Péter Esterházy
Total Fears: Letters to Dubenka by Bohumi Hrabal Peter Esterhazy
“The Great Christmas Killing” Péter Nádas
Peter Schneider Reads Excerpts from the Stasi Files Peter Schneider
“My Cousin-Sister Rambanai” Petina Gappah
"Address to the Young Men's Lyceum of Springfield, Illinois, January 27, 1838" by Abraham Lincoln Philip Gourevitch
“The Public Toilet Manager” by Liao Yiwu Philip Gourevitch
“Kernel,” “My Mother’s Hand,” and “Goodnight” Pia Tafdrup
Pico Iyer reads From The Snow Leopard Pico
Poetry Reading: Entire Event Nicole Brossard, Narcís Comadira, Wayne Koestenbaum, Uwe Kolbe, Fuad Rifka, János Térey
Preston Allen Reads from Jesus Boy Preston Allen
Public Lives/Private Lives Coral Bracho, Peter Esterhazy, Ian McEwan Michael Ondaatje, Francine Prose, & Annie Proulx
Public Lives/Private Lives Ian McEwan, Michael Ondaatje, Francine Prose, Annie Proulx, Evelyn Schlag, & A.B. Yehoshua
33 Moments of Happiness by Ingo Shulze Radhika Jones
“The Seascape Painter and the Wind Drinker” by Abdourahman Waberi Radhika Jones
Forays Into a Vanishing Landscape by Raja Shehadeh Raja Shehadeh
Rakesh Satyal Performs My Funny Valentine
Rakesh Satyal Performs PEN’s Barbra Medley
Randa Jarrar Reads “Revenge” by Taha Muhammad Ali Randa Jarrar
Rawi Hage Reads from Cockroach 0 Rawi
Rawi Hage Speaks at The Work Before the Work Rawi
“Federman Without Limits” Raymond Federman
Reading Burma: Entire Event
Reading the World Janet Malcolm, Halfdan Freihow, Peter Carey Francesc Serés, & Rachel Donadio
Readings from Europe and Mexico Coral Bracho, Arnon Grunberg, Andrés Ibáñez Carme Riera, & P.F. Thomése
Egg on Mao Denise Chong
Resonances: Writers on the Great Works Muriel Barbery, Salwa Al Neimi, José Manuel Prieto & George Packer
Revolutionary Writers: Yoshihiro Tatsumi in Conversation with Adrian Tomine Yoshihiro Tatsumi & Adrian Tomine &
Rian Malan Reads an Excerpt from My Traitor’s Heart Rian Malan
Richard Ford Reads from The Transit of Venus Richard
“The Burdened Man” by Grace Paley Richard Price
The Skin by Curzio Malaparte Rick Moody
“After You, God” by Raul Rivero Rick Moody
Rob Breckenridge Reads from Idiots by Jacob Arjouni Rob Breckenridge
Rob Breckenridge Reads from Leonardo's Bicycle by Paco Ignacio Taibo Rob Breckenridge
It's Perfectly Normal by Robie H. Harris Robie Harris
Rodrigo Fresán Reads Rodolfo Walsh Rodrigo Fresán
“The General,” by Isabel Hilton Rose Styron
“Opium Bed” Rowan Ricardo Philips
Roxana Robinson Reads Excerpts From Anton Chekhov Roxana
Russell Banks Reads "The Person Sitting in Darkness" by Mark Twain Russell Banks
Russell Banks Reads from Directions to the Beach of the Dead by Richard Blanco Richard Blanco
Russell Banks Reads from Our Man in Heaven by Graham Greene Russell Banks
Russell Banks Reads from Perfume Dreams by Andrew Lam Andrew Lam
“Another Paris Morning” Saadi Youssef
Saïd Sayrafiezadeh Speaks at The Work Before the Work Saïd Sayrafiezadeh
Salman Rushdie Introduces Don Quixote at 400: A Tribute Salman Rushdie
Salman Rushdie Introduces Faith & Reason Salman Rushdie
Acceptance Speech by Natalia Estemirova Salman Rushdie
Dispatches by Michael Herr Salman Rushdie
Shalimar the Clown by Salman Rushdie Salman Rushdie
From The Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie Salman Rushdie
The Satanic Verses Salman Rushdie
Salman Rushdie Reads from “Notes on Sloth: From Saligia to Oblomov” Salman Rushdie
Salman Rushdie Reads Poems by Czeslaw Milosz Salman Rushdie
Salman Rushdie Reads Poems by U TIn Moe Salman Rushdie
“The Ground” Salman Rushdie
“Wild Garlic Gatherers” by Natalia Estemirova Salman Rushdie
Salman Rushdie: Introduction
Salvador Plascencia Presents Endangered L.A. Gang Signs Salvador Plascencia
Sam Lipsyte Reads from Home Land Sam Lipsyte
Sam Shepard Reads César Vallejo Sam Shepard
Sam Shepard Reads from Motel Chronicles Sam Shepard
"Los Nadies/The Nobodies" by Eduardo Galeano Sandra Cisneros
Poems by 2008 Prison Writing Award Winners Sapphire
Saul Williams: , Said the Shotgun to the Head Saul Williams
“Goodbye and Good Luck” by Grace Paley Scott Spencer
Diary Entry by Charles Patrick Norman Sean Wilsey
Diary Entry by Dennis Forrest Sean Wilsey
Excerpt from “LIVE! From Texas Death Row!” by Christopher Best Sean Wilsey
Sebastian Barry Reads from The Secret Scripture Sebastian Barry
A Thousand Deaths Plus One by Sergio Ramírez Sergio Ramírez
Women Without Men Shahrnush Parsipur
Dragon Fighter by Rebiya Kadeer Sharon Olinka
Short Stories Young-ha Kim, Etgar Keret, Abdourahman Waberi, Ingo Schulze, & Radhika Jones
Siri Hustvedt Reads from a Forthcoming Novel Siri Hustvedt
Small World, Big Choices: Entire Event Marina Budhos, Michael Patrick MacDonald, Patricia McCormick, Pam Muñoz Ryan,& Jutta Richter
Sofi Oksanen Reads from My Marvelous Life by Hans Luik Sofi Oksanen
Sofi Oksanen Reads from Purge Sofi Oksanen
Something to Hide: Writers and Artists Against the Surveillance State György Dragomán, Hasan Elahi, Asli Erdogan, Péter Esterházy,Chenjerai Hove, & Irakli Kakabadze
Poems by Grace Paley Sonia Sanchez
Something Radical Sonia Sanchez
Staceyann Chin Performs “Feminist or Womanist” Staceyann Chin
In-Progress Memoir Staceyann Chin
Steve Conner & Sekou Andrews Read from The Transistor Radio by Ken Saro-Wiwa Steve Conner & Sekou Andrews
Diary Excerpts from Malachi Ephraim and Richard Parker Steven Hobbs
“break (clustered)” Suheir Hammad
Suketu Mehta Introduces The Global City Suketu Mehta
The Assistant and The Tanners by Robert Walser Susan Bernofsky
The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron Susan Patron
“Men’s Revenge” by Natalia Estemirova Tanya Lokshina
From The Slynx by Tatyana Tolstaya Tatyana Tolstaya
Tatyana Tolstaya: from The Slynx Tatyana
Teen Writer Representing Hanging Loose Press Reads at Author to Author Hanging Loose Press
Tell That Story Again: Writing Myth Now David Grossman, Milton Hatoum, Anne Provoost, Jeanette Winterson, & Colum McCann
The Global City: Entire Event Alaa Al-Aswany, Paulo Lins, Melania Mazzucco, Carlos Monsiváis, & Orhan Pamuk
The Limits of Tolerance?: Multiculturalism Now Pascal Bruckner, Necla Kelek, Richard Rodriguez, & Kwame Anthony Appiah
The Moth: Award-Winning Storytelling Andy Borowitz, Annie Proulx, Rian Malan Gonçalo M. Tavares, & Ana Castillo
The PEN Cabaret: Entire event Guillermo Arriaga, Oliver Lake, Victoria Roberts, am Shepard, Patti Smith, Saul Williams & Xiang
The Secret Lives of Cities Juan de Recacoechea, Yousef Al-Mohaimeed, Francisco Goldman, Joshua Furst, & Matt Weiland
The Secret Lives of Cities Juan de Recacoechea, Yousef Al-Mohaimeed, Francisco Goldman, Joshua Furst, & Matt Weiland
The Third Annual Arthur Miller Freedom to Write Lecture by Umberto Eco Umberto Eco & Adam Gopnik
The Writer’s Conscience:
Remembering Anna Politkovskaya & Russia’s Forgotten War
Musa Klebnikov, Kati Marton, Dana Priest, Francine Prose, David Remnick, Natalia Estemirova & others
Thomas Pletzinger Reads from Funeral for a Dog Thomas Pletzinger
Todd Solondz Reads Nelson Mandela’s 1962 Court Address Todd Solondz
Tomás Eloy Martínez Discusses the Representation of History Tomás Eloy Martínez
Tommy Wieringa Reads from Joe Speedboat
Tommy Wieringa Reads from Joe Speedboat Tommy Wieringa
Tommy Wieringa Reads from Joe Speedboat Tommy
Paradise Toni Morrison
“English and the African Writer” by Chinua Achebe Toni Morrison
Town Hall Readings: Writing Home Don DeLillo, Kiran Desai, Neil Gaiman, Nadine Gordimer, Alain Mabanckou, & Steve Martin
On the Subject of Silence and Speaking Out About Tibet Tsering Woeser
Tsitsi Dangarembga Reads "Electing Zimbabwe" Tsitsi Dangarembga
From Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco Umberto Eco
Sailor's Home by Uwe Kolbe Uwe Kolbe
Say You’re One of Them Uwem Akpan
Beasts of No Nation Uzodinma Iweala
“Conversación” Valerie Majer
valter hugo mãe Reads From The Worker’s Apocalypse valter hugo mãe
valter hugo mãe Reads “Against Everyone” valter hugo mae
The Unity Statement by Grace Paley Vera Williams
Victor Manuel Mendiola: “Creci en una ciudad”
“Living” by Grace Paley Victoria Redel
“How Big a Character is ‘Xin’” by Hu Shigen Vivian Demuth
James Comey's Testimony Before Senate Judiciary Committee Wallace Shawn
Walter Dean Myers Reads an Editorial from The Crisis Magazine by W. E. B. DuBois Walter Dean Myers
New Leonid McGill Novel Walter Mosley
“Hope” by Ariel Dorfman Walter Mosley
“Wants” by Grace Paley Walter Mosley
"Return of the Noun" by Wayne Koestenbaum Wayne Koestenbaum
“The Job Application,” “Dostoevsky's Idiot,” and “The Robber” Wayne Koestenbaum
Smoking Lovely Willie Perdomo
Laying It Down Willie Perdomo
The Last Summer of Reason by Tahar Djaout Wole Soyinka
Women Poets from the Middle East Venus Khoury-Ghata, Marilyn Hacker Lisa Katz, Agi Mishol, & Naomi Shihab Nye
Yiyun Li Reads from Family Letters of Congwen Yiyun Li
The Vagrants Yiyun Li
“A Thousand Years of Good Prayers” Li Yiyun
Young Writers from Girls Write Now Read Their Work Girls Write Now
“Their Last Visitor” Kim Young-ha
“Thanks” and “Ode to the Maggot” Yusef Komunyakaa
On Beauty Zadie Smith
The Whale Caller by Zakes Mda Zakes Mda
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