A Time for Everything
That afternoon the sea reached the valley.They stood at the top of the steep mountain face and watched it happen. When they’d got there, tipped off by Javan and… More
Patti Smith On the Circuit
If you're on the benefit circuit these slightly humid days of May, one unexpected person you might run into on a more than regular basis is the singer-songwriter Patti… More
Talk to Me: Patti Smith Chats with Jonathan Lethem
Turns out, Jonathan Lethem has been a fan of Patti Smith's music since he was hanging out at CBGB as a tween. In their talk from this year's PEN… More
PEN World Voices 2010: Children’s Authors on Culture and Identity
Identity and influence were the main topics of conversation for a group of children’s book authors at a panel entitled “A Gathering of Voices,” held last Thursday during the… More
Wydarzenia~Events
Chopin Theatre, Polish Cultural Institute NY and Seminary Bookstore welcome Polish writer Andrzej Stasiuk, one of the brightest literary talents to emerge in East and Central Europe since communism’s… More
Paraíso y alrededores
UNO Hay quienes van a girar alrededor de La Meca, están los que se arrastran hacia Lourdes o Luján y, también, los que caen de rodillas sobre las manos… More
Patti Smith Tells Aspiring Artists To Find New City
As part of last week's PEN World Voices Festival, Patti Smith spoke to Jonathan Lethem (the two are currently classmates at Pratt) on Saturday at the Cooper Union, and… More
At A Glance: PEN World Voices Festival
The Sixth Annual PEN World Voices Festival came to a conclusion on Sunday. Playing to a full house at New York’s 92nd Street Y, 10 writers, from around the… More
Novelists Don’t Want Faithful Film Adaptations
On Thursday evening novelist Francine Prose (Blue Angel) moderated a lively panel about adapting literature for the movies as part of PEN America's World Voices Festival. Panelists included writers… More
Celebrating Great Writers
The PEN World Voices festival continued over the weekend with more incredible events. Emily Stokes was warmed by the conversation between master novelists Shirley Hazzard and Richard Ford and… More
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