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2016 PEN/Allen Foundation Literary Service Award: J. K. Rowling
J. K. ROWLING 2016 PEN/Allen Foundation Literary Service Award Honoree At the 2016 PEN Literary Gala, Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling will receive the… More
The PEN Ten with Jennifer Clement
"I’m always in search of how the divine and profane coexist and how the powerless find ways to exercise power." More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Tues., Mar 1
Free Expression Daily Digest: Tues., Mar 1PEN's Free Expression Digest brings you a daily curated round-up of the most important free expression-related stories from around the web. Subscribe here.… More
The Secret Game: A Wartime Story of Courage, Change, and Basketball’s Lost Triumph
On a long-forgotten Sunday during the middle of the nation’s bloodiest war, they uncovered what the future could look like—would look like—for a different kind of country. More
Agnes Martin: Her Life and Art
The pencil that was always in her hand when she began a painting, calculating its rhythms and transcribing her vision, may also be said to have transcribed her thought;… More
The Buffalo
Though no one was paying attention, she smoothed her skirt again, did what she could so no one would notice how weak and disgraced she was, haughtily protecting her… More
Announcing the 2016 PEN Literary Award Winners
PEN America is thrilled to announce the winners for the 2016 PEN Literary Awards, spanning fiction, drama, sports writing, biography, translation, poetry, and more. More
PEN America Honors Toni Morrison for Lifetime Achievement in American Fiction
Ellsworth, Nottage, and Princenthal Among Recipients for 2016 PEN Literary AwardsNEW YORK—PEN America today announced the winners for the 2016 PEN Literary Awards. Toni Morrison, whose prolific literary career… More
Free Expression Digest: Mon. February 29
Missing Hong Kong bookseller appears on Chinese state television, U.S. journalist says Bahrain deprived her team of food water and sleep during detention, China muzzles "The Cannon" after tycoon's… More
The Book Report: Joseph Mains
Vulnerability has the connotation in our culture of weakness, but its true spirit is more akin to being able to withstand an attack. More
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