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Rachel Eliza Griffiths | The PEN Ten Interview

Interview

By: Malcom Tariq | August 11, 2023 This book was my attempt to assure young Black girls that there are beautiful, resonant ways to live, to investigate love,… More

Ben Purkert | The PEN Ten Interview

Interview
By: Sabir Sultan | August 11, 2023

I followed Seth on his downward spiral and simply tried to keep up with my pen. And no, I didn't worry that my novel was too dark. I only… More

eddie ndopu

Eddie Ndopu | The PEN Ten Interview

Interview
By: Jared Jackson | August 3, 2023

We need to save ourselves. We need to show ourselves the kind of tenderness and compassion that we know deep down we deserve. More

Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond

Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond | The PEN Ten Interview

Interview
By: Sabir Sultan | July 25, 2023

Relations, like all of my work to date, is invested in expanding the mainstream POV to include the overlooked, ignored or unexpected. More

‘Rainbowland’ Teacher Melissa Tempel Prepares Lawsuit

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Melissa Tempel was fired after tweeting that her first-graders weren't allowed to sing 'Rainbowland.' Now she's speaking out. More

Harold Rogers

Harold Rogers | The PEN Ten Interview

Interview
By: Donica Bettanin | July 20, 2023

This book is concerned with what the American gaze does, and so I thought it would be interesting to put the American gaze on race in the case of… More

The PEN Ten: An Interview with Maud Ventura (FR + EN)

Interview
By: Lili Stern | July 11, 2023

Indeed, it is a feminist novel. It speaks of codependence, casting dreams and desires aside for another person, erasing yourself in the name of love. More

Emerson Whitney headshot and book cover

The PEN Ten: An Interview with Emerson Whitney

Interview
By: Sabir Sultan | July 6, 2023

I see life through the lens of writing to the extent that I’m not exactly sure what life is if not a book? More

KB Brookins Headshot and Book Cover

The PEN Ten: An Interview with KB Brookins

InterviewJuly 5, 2023

I love poetry because it is a genre that embraces imitation and history—the fact that we still write sonnets and teach epics is exciting to me! More

The PEN Ten: An Interview with aracelis girmay

Interview
By: TC. Mann | June 29, 2023

I understand this work to be part of an ongoing practice of the sharing and listening that happens on telephones, in laundry rooms, before the altars, and in the… More

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