The PEN Ten with Alex Berenson
Nonfiction writers—reporters of all stripes, historians, biographers—have to start and end with the truth as their lodestar. The truth is a painful master. It blinks and hides, disappears entirely,… More
Not Funny Ha-Ha
There were women of all ages, colors, backgrounds. Some looked scared, some were chatting with other women. Some were silent. More
Extremely Poor
Telling is a form of generosity, / Marías keeps repeating throughout his book // like a kind of tolling, and what I like about / the translation is the… More
The PEN Ten with Min Jin Lee
Whether in fiction or nonfiction, I want to be a fair and emotionally truthful writer. Also, I think I should tell a story worth the reader’s time and attention. More
2017 PEN America Literary Awards Finalists
PEN America is thrilled to announce the finalists for the 2017 PEN America Literary Awards. These shortlists showcase 50 exceptional literary works chosen by our esteemed judging panels. With the… More
The PEN Ten with Jonathan Baumbach
One writes to discover a truth that is truer than what existed before. More
Next World Tarot
A visual spectacle of both the battle cry and the reconnection between outcasts and their criminalized identities. More
#Snowflake
I remember that horrible feeling on election night, when it became clear things were rapidly going south. More
Weekend After
I grew up in the deep south during segregation. It was the worst racism and discrimination. But we fought and we didn’t let ourselves become hopeless. More
Battleground
When I lived between border patrol checkpoints, no one ever told me to go home. More
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