PEN Out Loud focuses on amplifying diverse voices and convening vital conversations with authors, poets, journalists, artists, and activists. The conversations are designed to elevate topics and issues that are urgent, force us to reckon with difficult questions, and address the times we live in.
Past Events
Zadie Smith + Yaa Gyasi | PEN Out Loud
Bestselling author Zadie Smith joins PEN Out Loud live and in-person to discuss her new novel, The Fraud. More…
PEN Out Loud: Cheon Myeong-kwan + Chi Young Kim
Join Cheon Myeong-kwan + Chi Young Kim for a conversation on Booker-prize shortlisted novel WHALE More…
PEN Out Loud x The Schomburg: Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah with Mitchell S. Jackson
Winner of the PEN/Stein Award, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah in conversation with PEN/Hemingway Award-winning author Mitchell S. Jackson. More…
PEN Out Loud: Alexandra Petri + Megan Amram
Humorist and Washington Post columnist Alexandra Petri joins PEN Out Loud to celebrate the release of her satirical new book Alexandra Petri’s US History. More…
PEN Out Loud: José Olivarez with Isaac Fitzgerald
2018 Chicago Review of Books Poetry Prize Recipient José Olivarez in conversation with New York Times-bestselling author Isaac Fitzgerald. More…
PEN Out Loud x The Cooper Union: Maggie Nelson and Anand Giridharadas
PEN Out Loud host National Award Winner Maggie Nelson joined in conversation by international bestselling author Anand Giridharadas. More…