Blue on Blue
A week in Washington.The American soldiers killed in Iraq will one day have a memorial on the Mall in Washington DC like the soldiers killed in the Vietnam War.… More
My Mother’s Voice
The Black PrincessShe was having an affair, and I’d made my way to Budapest so that I could see her. It wasn’t a cheap ticket, but I could afford… More
PEN Celebrates 2011 Pulitzer Prize Winners Ron Chernow, Jennifer Egan, and Bruce Norris
The PEN American Center celebrates Members and 2011 Pulitzer Prize winners Ron Chernow, Jennifer Egan, and Bruce Norris. PEN is also proud to count Pulitzer Prize finalists Jonathan Dee,… More
Introduction to 2011 PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories
Every year, after the long process ends of choosing the twenty PEN/O. Henry Prize stories from the many submitted, friends ask me what trends were revealed by all that… More
Rob Spillman: Eye of the Outsider
James M. Cain’s Mildred Pierce, set in Southern California at the time when the roaring ’20s was turning into the low, depressed growl of the ’30s, captures an era… More
The New Jim Crow
Jarvious Cotton cannot vote. Like his father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and great-great-grandfather, he has been denied the right to participate in our electoral democracy. Cotton’s family tree tells the story… More
PEN Remembers Steven Kroll
PEN is deeply saddened to hear of the death of Steven Kroll, author of more than 95 books for children and former chair of the Children’s and Young Adult… More
PEN Remembers Norris Church Mailer
PEN mourns the death of Norris Church Mailer and honors her life and accomplishments. We extend to the Mailer family our deep condolences, recognizing the part they have played… More
Testimony of Prof. Kwame Anthony Appiah, President, PEN American Center
Testimony of Prof. Kwame Anthony Appiah, President, PEN American Center:Congressional-Executive Commission on ChinaHearing on “Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Liu Xiaobo and the Future of Political Reform in China”November 9,… More
PEN Remembers Lucy Kavaler
PEN American Center mourns the loss of Lucy Kavaler, one of our most active, inspiring, and beloved Freedom to Write advocates. Lucy passed away October 30, 2010 in New… More
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