Saïd Sayrafiezadeh in Conversation with Sam Lipsyte
PEN Member Saïd Sayrafiezadeh reads from his new collection of short stories, Brief Encounters with the Enemy, followed by a Q&A with fellow PEN Member Sam Lipsyte. More
James Risen & Philip Gourevitch in Conversation
From a 2006 PEN Event, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist James Risen speaks with former Paris Review editor Philip Gourevitch about the importance of a free press, the demagoguery of 9/11,… More
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PEN at the Fiction Addiction Reading Series: Jan. 29, 8PM
Join PEN American Center for an evening of readings by PEN Members old and new, with Catherine Chung, J. Robert Lennon, Tea Obreht, and Christopher Sorrentino at Bar 2A.… More
Fiction Reading with PEN Members Marie-Helene Bertino, Dina Nayeri, and Paul Rome
Join PEN American Center staff and members for drinks, readings, and conversation at the venerable KGB Bar in the East Village for one of the longest-running reading series in… More
PEN’s New Members / New Books Party: December 5
Calling all Professional Members! PEN President Peter Godwin and Membership Committee Co-Chairs Elinor Lipman & Rob Spillman invite you to PEN’s annual New Members/New Books Party More
Win Two Tickets to PEN’s Stand Up for Freedom event at Galapagos
What’s so funny about freedom of expression? Tweet #penstandup to fill us in on the funny side of the First Amendment. Win two tickets to PEN’s September 19th Stand… More
Barnes & Noble PEN Writers’ Emergency Fund Bookfair
On Wednesday, September 19, a percentage of your purchase made at the Park Slope Barnes & Noble or at BN.com at anytime will support the PEN Writers’ Emergency… More
PEN Poets at Lit Crawl NYC: September 15
Next Saturday, September 15, PEN America will host three amazing poets for Lit Crawl NYC. Join us in the outdoor patio of Bantam, on the Lower East Side, for a… More
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