Watch: PEN DIY with Jennifer Weiner
Jennifer Weiner discusses how important Twitter and Facebook can be to a writer who wants to get their voice heard and their books read. More
PEN DIY: Jennifer Weiner on How to Be Authentic on Social Media
The hilarious and social media-savvy Jennifer Weiner discusses what “Jennifer Weiner-ish self promotion” really is, and why it works. More
Amanda Palmer performs “The Thing About Things”
Singer-songwriter, author, and social media goddess Amanda Palmer performs her unreleased song "The Thing About Things" from her upcoming album, as part of the PEN DIY series. More
Amanda Palmer performs “Ukulele Anthem”
Singer-songwriter, author, social media goddess, and musician Amanda Palmer performs her fiery "Ukelele Anthem" as part of the PEN DIY series. More
Amanda Palmer performs “Gaga, Palmer, Madonna: A Polemic”
Singer-songwriter, author, social media goddess Amanda Palmer performs her song "Gaga, Palmer, Madonna; A Polemic" as part of the PEN DIY series. More
Watch: PEN DIY with Amanda Palmer
Rock star, social media goddess, crowd-funding pioneer, and author of The Art of Asking Amanda Palmer shares her five-step DIY talk on how to write a book, how to… More
PEN DIY: Amanda Palmer on How All Writing is Writing
Rock-star, author, and crowd-funding pioneer Amanda Palmer put her own spin on our PEN DIY series, delivering advice on how to write a book, a song, a blog, a… More
US satirists have been ‘de-fanged’
There cannot be an iron-clad rule that you cannot go “there”’, said Pulitzer Prize-winning artist and illustrator Art Spiegelman yesterday evening at the French Institute Alliance Francaise in New… More
Guantánamo Diary: An Evening of Reading and Conversation
Authors, activists, and PEN Members ranging from Lili Taylor to Andrew Solomon to Ayana Mathis and poet Eileen Myles took the stage in front of a packed house for… More