Francois Bizot: Confronting the Worst: Writing and Catastrophe
In 1971, I was caught by a revolutionary communist in Cambodia. I was chained and condemned to death and before that, interrogated by a young man who asked me… More
The Most Insidious Censorship: A Conversation
K. ANTHONY APPIAH: As member’s of PEN’s Freedom-to-Write Committee, we’re heirs to a tradition of worrying mostly about the role of governments in restricting access to information, which is… More
Conversation: Something to Declare
Richard Blanco, Ed Bok Lee, Andrew Lam, and Sonia Sanchez in conversation at the 2006 PEN event Something to Declare: Celebrating Writers of Color. More
Conversation: Vadim Yarmolinets and Larry Siems
Larry Siems and Vadim Yarmolinets discuss freedom of expression in Russia as part of a series of podcast interviews that took place at the 2009 Brooklyn Book Festival. More
Leaving Home as a Rite of Passage
Neil Gaiman, Isabel Hoving, Janne Teller, and Markus Zusak discuss the theme of "home" and leaving home at the event Leaving Home as a Rite of Passage, part of… More
Misleading Book Jackets
Adam Gidwitz, Nora Raleigh Baskin, and Rita Williams-Garcia discuss the problem of misleading book jackets at the PEN event Writing Dangerously. More
Writing for an Audience
Adam Gidwitz, Gary Golio, Nora Raleigh Baskin, and Rita Williams-Garcia discuss censorship and imagining an audience at the PEN event Writing Dangerously. More
Conversation: Harryette Mullen & Erica Hunt
Erica Hunt in conversation with Harryette Mullen, author of Recyclopedia and winner of a 2007 Beyond Margins Award. More
Conversation: Elizabeth Nunez & M.G. Vassanji
Elizabeth Nunez, author of Prospero's Daughter, in conversation with M.G. Vassanji, author of The Assassin's Song. More
Conversation: Dave Eggers & Valentino Achak Deng
Dave Eggers and Valentino Achak Deng discuss leaving home and becoming a U.S. citizen during a conversation which took place at the 2007 PEN World Voices Festival. More
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