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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
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
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
Letter to My Dear Friend by Shabnam Nadiya
One year ago, Bangladeshi-American writer Avijit Roy was violently murdered on his way home from a book fair with his wife. The writer Shabnam Nadiya, who was a childhood… More
Stop Shehata: The Story of An Egyptian Judge
In this small yet powerful comic strip, anonymous Egyptian cartoonists take on the corrupt Egyptian judge Nagy Shehata. More
Iran: End 27-Year Threats Against Rushdie
PEN America today released a statement condemning the renewed threats against Salman Rushdie 27 years after Ayatollah Khomenei's 1989 fatwa against him. More
Joint Letter to Rouhani: Secure Release of Iranian Cartoonist Atena Farghadani
PEN American is among 40 rights groups who have signed a letter to President Hassan Rouhani below, asking him to work with Iran’s judiciary to release cartoonist Atena Farghadani. More