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Between the World and Me
Ta-Nehisi Coates is the winner of the 2016 PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay for Between the World and Me. Read an excerpt of the book. More
The Seizure of a Book Review
The editor of Kitap Zamanı, which was shut down by the Turkish government earlier this month, reflects on the popular literary magazine's 10-year history and the future of press… More
Alvina Ling
*This roundtable is a part of PEN's new and ongoing initiative, The PEN Equity ProjectGO DIRECTLY TO THE ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONINTRODUCTIONWhen I was a child, I read everything… More
Alvina Ling
*This roundtable is a part of PEN's new and ongoing initiative, The PEN Equity ProjectGO DIRECTLY TO THE ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONINTRODUCTIONWhen I was a child, I read everything… More
Alvina Ling
*This roundtable is a part of PEN's new and ongoing initiative, The PEN Equity ProjectGO DIRECTLY TO THE ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONINTRODUCTIONWhen I was a child, I read everything… More
Robie Harris
*This roundtable is a part of PEN's new and ongoing initiative, The PEN Equity ProjectGO DIRECTLY TO THE ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONINTRODUCTION“Who am I?” “Who are you?” “Who are… More
Daniel José Older
*This roundtable is a part of PEN's new and ongoing initiative, The PEN Equity ProjectGO DIRECTLY TO THE ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONINTRODUCTIONLike most sci-fi and fantasy fans, as a… More
Wade Hudson
*This roundtable is a part of PEN's new and ongoing initiative, The PEN Equity ProjectGO DIRECTLY TO THE ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONINTRODUCTIONI grew up in Louisiana during the height… More
Cheryl Klein
*This roundtable is a part of PEN's new and ongoing initiative, The PEN Equity ProjectGO DIRECTLY TO THE ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONINTRODUCTIONI grew up in the far southern suburbs… More
Fatima Shaik on Diversity in Young Adult Book Publishing
*This roundtable is a part of PEN's new and ongoing initiative, The PEN Equity Project We’ve gathered together some of the most notable writers and editors working in… More
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