Nora Raleigh Baskin Discusses Authenticity
Nora Raleigh Baskin talks about writing who you are at the PEN event Writing Dangerously. More
Adam Gidwitz Discusses E-books
Adam Gidwitz discusses e-books and gatekeepers at the PEN event Writing Dangerously. More
Crossing Over: The 2009 PEN Beyond Margins Celebration: Conversation
Brendan Curry joins Beyond Margins Award winners Uwem Akpan, Juan Felipe Herrera, and Lily Hoang for a panel discussion moderated by Jane Ciabattari about the pathway to critical and… More
Robert Bernstein Discusses the Importance of Freedom of Expression
Robert Bernstein discusses the importance of freedom of expression at the 2009 Human Rights Book Fair. More
Protecting Privacy, Challenging Secrecy, & Standing Up for the First Amendment
Panel discussion between Barbara Bailey, Peter Chase, George Christian, Janet Nocek, Mark Feldstein, Brian Ross, Richard Esposito, and James Risen at the 2006 event Protecting Privacy, Challenging Secrecy &… More
Jailing the Messenger
Panelists Ronald Dworkin, Vanessa Leggett, Anthony Lewis, Norman Pearlstine, and Helen Zia discuss protection of sources and freedom of speech, as part of the 2006 event Jailing the Messenger:… More
Adriaan Vas Dis Discusses Homeland and Identity
Adriaan Vas Dis discusses nationalism and becoming the "other" at Multiple Passports: Writers on the Homeland and Identity, part of the 2007 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Alain Mabanckou Discusses the Need for Languages
Alain Mabanckou discusses the need to learn several languages at Multiple Passports: Writers on the Homeland and Identity, part of the 2007 PEN World Voices Festival. More
The Inspired Scientist: Harriet A. Washington
Harriet Washington discusses what it means to be a scientist and the path that led her there, at The Inspired Scientist: A Program for High School Students, part of… More
1,000 Words: The Power of Visual Storytelling
Emmanuel Guibert, David Polonsky, and Shaun Tan, with moderator by Jonathan Ames, discuss using pictures to tell challenging and compelling stories at 1,000 Words: The Power of Visual Storytelling,… More