Conversations in Tusculum
Tusculum, a town in the Alban Hills, fifteen miles southeast of Rome, is home to many country villas owned by wealthy and politically well-connected Romans. More
The Clean House
CHARACTERSLane: A doctor, a woman in her early fifties. She wears white.Matilde: Lane’s cleaning lady, a woman in her late twenties. She wears black. She is Brazilian. She has… More
Julia Delaney: The American Version
I suppose I will go to hell for biting the nun.Mary says it’s a mortal sin, for certain.Never mind. It was worth it. I would bite her again, if… More
PEN Announces 2008 Literary Award Recipients
Francine Prose, president of PEN American Center, the national association of literary writers, and Elissa Schappell, chair of PEN’s Literary Awards Committee, have announced the recipients of the 2008… More
Cynthia Ozick to Receive $20,000 PEN/Nabokov Award
The PEN/Faulkner Foundation will also be honoring Ms. Ozick, along with Peter Ho Davies, with the 2008 PEN/Malamud Award. This prize recognizes a body of work that demonstrates excellence… More
Toni Morrison to be honored at PEN gala
Bestselling author Toni Morrison will accept the PEN/Borders Literary Service Award at the 2008 PEN Literary Gala, which takes place April 28 at New York City's American Museum of… More
PEN American Center Announces the 2008 Translation Fund Grant Recipients
The PEN Translation Fund, now celebrating its fifth year of existence, is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s competition. Out of a stellar field of 123 applicants,… More
Toi Derricotte, A.M. Homes, and Peter Straub To Receive Awards
Toi Derricotte, A.M. Homes, and Peter Straub are the recipients of the 2008 Barnes & Noble Writers For Writers Awards, it was announced today by Elliot Figman, executive director… More
How She Penetrates
According to family lore, there was a great bonfire in which all of Jane’s possessions perished. Her journals, her clothes, her scrapbooks, her books, her typewriter, her school papers,… More
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