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The Killing Floor is Slick
Hook the hooves— invert bodies; / suits on a dry cleaner's / motorized line. More
The PEN Ten with Eric Bogosian
"We are no longer living in an era of the printed word radiating outward from author toward readers. Words come in short bursts, ideas ping-pong, thinking itself has become… More
Statement of thanks from ZP Dala
"I felt myself slipping into a deeper depression while there. I felt cut off from the world and that my faculties were compromised by excessive medication." More
Q&A with Tolu Ogunlesi
Lagos is not a place where people come on holiday. I would love to have people come and see it for themselves after reading my pieces. More
PEN Outraged by Confinement of South African Writer Who Expressed Admiration for Rushdie
PEN American Center expressed outrage at the harassment and confinement in a mental institution of South African psychologist and novelist Zainub Priya Dala (ZP Dala) exacted in reprisal for… More
2015 PEN Literary Awards Shortlist
Go to: PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction • PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay • PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award • PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction… More
Malaysia: Sedition Charges Run Amok
Political cartoonist Zunar was charged with a record nine counts of sedition last week—one for each tweet he posted. More
Bahrain: Human rights defender Nabeel Rajab arrested again over tweets
On April 2 2015, Nabeel Rajab, President of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR) was arrested at his home in Beni Jamra, Manama, Bahrain. More
Priya’s Shakti
In this vivid illustrated narrative, a woman falls victim to a brutal sexual assault, then joins forces with the Goddess Parvati to fight against sexual violence. More
Support for the freedom to read with exclusive designs by Todd Parr, Mike Curato, Art Spiegelman, and more!
