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  • A man wearing glasses and a dark shirt stands in a hallway next to the book cover for Rap on Trial: Race, Lyrics, and Guilt in America by Erik Nielson and Andrea L. Dennis, featuring an illustration of a rapper.

    Rap Isn’t a Crime: Advocates Aim to Get Restrictions on Using Rap Lyrics as Evidence Passed in More States

    Thursday June 18
    Eileen AJ Connelly, Jonathan Friedman
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  • A woman with straight black hair and bangs smiles at the camera, wearing a sleeveless black top and necklace. The background is gray with overlapping abstract red and gray shapes.

    In Conversation With Literary Agent Renée Zuckerbrot: An Insider’s Perspective on the Industry 

    Tuesday June 9
    Abhigna Mooraka
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  • A woman with long black hair and a cream top stands in front of a red circle. Next to her is the book cover for New Skin by Sarah Wang, featuring abstract faces and bold blue and pink colors.

    In Sarah Wang’s Debut, Plastic Surgery Is More Than Skin Deep

    Thursday May 28
    Malcolm Tariq
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  • A man with short dark hair and a beard is smiling softly. Next to him is the book cover for Abundance by Hafeez Lakhani, featuring jelly-filled donuts stacked on a pink surface.

    In Hafeez Lakhani’s Debut Novel, Deciding to Rewrite Destiny Is No Easy Call

    Thursday May 21
    Sabrina Adams
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  • A man with short curly hair and a beard is shown in front of a red circle. Next to him is a book cover titled How to Be a Dissident by Gal Beckerman, with handwritten-style text on a plain background.

    Gal Beckerman, Author of ‘How to Be a Dissident,’ Was His Own Intended Audience 

    Thursday May 14
    Sabrina Adams
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  • A grayscale photo of a man with gray hair and black glasses is next to the cover of a book titled Now I Surrender by Álvaro Enrigue, featuring red abstract art and bold orange text on a tan background.

    ‘Now I Surrender’ Is a New Kind of Western 

    Thursday May 7
    Erik Gross
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  • A woman with short dark hair and glasses smiles against a blue background. Next to her is a green National Book Award Finalist badge and the book title “Things in Nature Merely Grow” by Yiyun Li in elegant lettering.

    Why Yiyun Li Thinks You Should Attend the World Voices Festival  

    Wednesday April 29
    Julia Goldberg
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  • A woman with long light brown hair and red lipstick smiles at an outdoor café. Next to her is the book cover for She Who Remains by Rene Karabash, featuring abstract mountains and a partially obscured face.

    Support That ‘Cannot Be Overstated’: How the PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grant Led to the International Booker Prize Shortlist 

    Tuesday April 28
    Julia Goldberg
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  • A smiling man with dark hair, glasses, and a beard is in front of a red circle. Next to him is the book cover for Hands: Stories by Pardeep Toor, featuring blurred gray tones and minimalist text.

    In This Debut Collection, the American Dream Borders on Nightmarish 

    Thursday April 23
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  • A woman stands at a podium smiling while speaking on stage at a literary awards event, with another woman standing behind her. The screen shows PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award: Julia Cho.

    ‘Thank You for Waking Me Up’: Playwright Julia Cho Recommits to Writing After Receiving Career Achievement Award 

    Wednesday April 22
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  • A smiling man holds a large circular “PEN America Literary Award Winner” sign and a certificate. He stands in front of a backdrop with repeated PEN America logos and the phrase The Freedom to Write.

    Cannupa Hanska Luger, Winner of the 2026 PEN/Jean Stein Book Award, Knows the Power of Make-Believe

    Friday April 17
    Julia Goldberg
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  • A black-and-white portrait of a woman with long hair and a flower ring, next to the book cover of The Flower Bearers by Rachel Eliza Griffiths, featuring a seated woman with her head covered in flowers.

    ‘I Tend to What Didn’t Die in Me’: Rachel Eliza Griffiths on Writing After Unbearable Loss

    Thursday April 16
    Malcolm Tariq
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  • A woman in a red jacket stands at a podium labeled Literary Awards, speaking into a microphone. The background features red draped curtains and a floral arrangement is visible in front of the podium.

    ‘We’re not always brave, but it is something to aspire to’: A Conversation With PEN/Nabokov Winner Edwidge Danticat

    Wednesday April 8
    Lisa Tolin, Geraldine Baum
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  • A man in a suit and glasses stands in front of bookshelves. Next to him is the cover of a book titled For Discrimination: Race, Affirmative Action, and the Law by Randall Kennedy.

    Randall Kennedy on Being Banned at the Naval Academy: ‘The government should explain itself’

    Thursday April 2
    Lisa Tolin
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  • A woman with shoulder-length brown hair and a black top is smiling slightly, next to the cover of the book 24 Hours at the Capitol by Nora Neus, featuring the U.S. Capitol dome and bold orange text.

    Well Meaning Or Not, Virginia Bill Restricting How To Teach About Jan. 6 Is An Educational Gag Order

    Monday March 30
    Eileen AJ Connelly, Jonathan Friedman
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