Before and After 2050: The Logic of Peace in Mot-Paradise
We were sworn to maintain our new world with words, not swords. Worromot depended on it. It does not take a genius to re-scramble the letters and come up… More
On Not Being Bezosed
As an American novelist from the beachside resort of Denver I don’t enjoy the prestige and power of a Malayalam poet from Madras or a Mandarin novelist from Macau. More
PEN World Voices Festival – On Africa: Behind the Scenes with Director László Jakab Orsós
Co-curated by Award-Winning Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie More
Tower Crane as Metaphor
How many bodies would have to explode out of the ground for a sense of glee to overtake onlookers? More
The Laura Flanders Show
The Laura Flanders Show, posted weekly on GRITtv, features in-depth interviews with forward-thinking people from the world of politics, business, culture, and social movements. More
Climbing Monkey Hill
Everyone made too big a deal of things she would do naturally, Levia thought, like to go to high school. She had a better plan. More
Bird Whistle
I wanted to go. But Merrill insisted we had already put down roots. She said oaks didn’t transplant well, but they did grow stronger with age. What could I… More
The PEN World Voices Festival Celebrates Work From Africa
The solitary pursuits of writing and reading move into the public arena at the 11th annual PEN World Voices Festival, a weeklong series of performances, readings, panel discussions, and… More
PEN World Voices on Africa: The Future is Now
Celebrate the transformative power of the written word as 100 writers from 30 countries gather in New York at Cooper Union for the 11th Annual PEN World Voices of… More
Arise TV: PEN World Voices Festival
Pen Festival Director László Jakab Orsós and Nigerian Author Adėwálė Àjàdí discusses the writers festival focused on the African works coming to NY. More
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