Why We Must Defend Writers
Novelist Margaret Atwood shares her thoughts on the importance of keeping writers free from censorship and the power of stories to move us. On Tuesday night, before a glittering… More
The Quill and the Whale
Tuesday night, the trains weren’t running right. There we were, four New Yorker staffers in uncomfortable heels and bare legs, late for the PEN Literary Gala which, our invitations… More
Sixth Annual PEN World Voices Festival
Bringing together more than fifty distinguished authors from around the world, together with a stellar list of their U.S. counterparts, is the PEN American Center. In Manhattan from April… More
In Which Margaret Atwood Does Not Receive Her Just Desserts
Last night was the PEN America Gala, where, beneath the Natural History Museum's dangling whale, Margaret Atwood received the organization's Literary Service Award. Said Atwood as she accepted the… More
PEN Literary Gala
I've been to many fancy parties underneath the belly of the gigantic blue whale suspended over the Hall of Ocean Life, but something about this night felt like graduating… More
Monzó y Farrés participan el 30 de abril en Nueva York en el festival PEN World Voices
Los escritores Quim Monzó y Ernest Farrés participarán el 30 de abril en el PEN World Voices Festival de Nueva York, evento que se celebrará desde hoy y hasta… More
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