The PEN Ten with Rebecca Carroll
"The collective purpose of writers might be keep us all sane, generous and accountable." More
Rolling Blackouts
Sarah Glidden’s Rolling Blackouts is ambitious comics journalism that, in the tradition of Joe Sacco’s The Fixer, attempts to unpack the embedded contradictions surrounding Americans reporting from the Middle… More
The PEN Ten with Peter Ho Davies
"What I try to resist is the self-censorship that stops us even trying to write something. That to my mind closes down the possibility too soon. The decision point… More
New Editors on the Illustrated PEN
By Antonio Aiello We launched the Illustrated PEN in the spring of 2015 with the graphic novel Baddawi, by Chicago-based Palestinian artist and organizer Leila Abdelrazaq. The series aspired to… More
PTSD: The Wound That Never Heals
In the latest installment of Illustrated PEN, Leela Corman, cartoonist and illustrator, reveals the intricate process of coming back to life after losing a child, dealing with grief, and… More
The PEN Ten with Oddný Eir
"The writer is responsible for what he writes. I'm old fashioned and think that the writer is responsible for making us more responsible and keeping words alive so we… More
Footnotes from the World’s Greatest Bookstores
Illustrator Bob Eckstein speaks to artists and creators then draws and writes about 75 of the most magical bookstores around the world. More
Victoria’s Secret
When I left, my shoes suck-sucking in the mud, he watched me. More
You Are Already Doing It
Every day my body more angry / Waiting for some part of the mystery / To dispense itself / On the bus, buying groceries / Saying small lies /… More