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The PEN Ten: An Interview with Leone Ross

“Fiction gives me an opportunity to express emotional truth by creating composite characters—bits of myself, inspired by other people. . . and hoping readers relate deeply.” More

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Detained Belarusian PEN Center Member Must Be Released

PEN America today called for the immediate release of Belarusian PEN Center member Aliaksandr Fiaduta, a political scientist, literary critic, and former aid to Belarus’ authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko. More