The Best of Just Press Play
To finish out our playlist series, we leave you with “The Best of Just Press Play”: a compilation of our authors’ favorite tracks to comfort you this summer. More
Just Press Play with Abdellah Taïa
Abdellah Taïa, the first openly gay Arab writer in the world, dedicates his playlist to the planet we call home. More
Just Press Play with Chigozie Obioma
Booker Prize Finalist Chigozie Obioma shares a playlist of songs that he writes to, is inspired by his travels, and offers moments of reflection. More
Indie Lit Fair, Vol. Six
Learn more about presses, publishers, and literary magazines like American Short Fiction, BOA Editions, and Entre Ríos Books in this sixth installment of the virtual edition of this year’s… More
Just Press Play with Bela Shayevich
Visual artist and writer Bela Shayevich, best known for translating Svetlana Alexievich’s Secondhand Time, provides a darkwave playlist with happy vibes. More
Writers in Residence: Basically Delicious with Jennifer Egan
PEN America President and Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Jennifer Egan shares her crowd-pleasing salad dressing recipe for this holiday weekend. More
These Truths: Realizing a New Theatre with Lynn Nottage and Jeremy O. Harris
With Broadway shuttering until 2021, what will theatre look like amidst a pandemic and cultural uprising? Award-winning Black playwrights Lynn Nottage and Jeremy O. Harris help us imagine a… More
Indie Lit Fair, Vol. Five
Learn more about presses, publishers, and literary magazines like 53rd State Press, Apogee Journal, and DSTL Arts in this fifth installment of the virtual edition of this year's Indie… More
PEN to Paper: Authentic Voices with James Hannaham
Our final PEN to Paper episode features multidisciplinary artist and PEN/Faulkner Award-winning novelist James Hannaham on how to write authentic characters. More
Just Press Play with Roya Marsh
Poet, performer, educator, and activist Roya Marsh, author of a new poetry collection, dayliGht, curates a playlist that allows her—and hopefully, you, too—to feel all kinds of things. More
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Keep calm and curl up with a good book about #democracy, #disinformation, or #votingrights--it's at least more soothing than Twitter! @PENamerica has some suggestions.
https://pen.org/what-to-expect-when-youre-electing-reading-list/
NEW: Yet another member of @pen_belarus has been detained for speaking out against the Belarusian government. Poet Dmitry Strotsev was sentenced to 13 days in prison after taking part in a peaceful demonstration.
Our statement. https://pen.org/press-release/poet-and-pen-belarus-member-imprisoned-for-demonstrating/
In the leadup to #Election2020 we're turning to the words of writers for their perspectives on how to use their voices for change. Hear from @rokwon for @ellemagazine, on the discipline of hope and the power of collective action https://www.elle.com/culture/career-politics/a34384183/ro-kwon-activism-essay/