Letter from Salman Rushdie and Past PEN America Presidents: ‘Keep Faith in the Community That We Have Built Together’
After PEN America announced its plans for its upcoming PEN America Literary Awards and the 2024 PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature, nine former PEN America presidents came… More
2023 PEN America World Voices Festival: Day 4 Highlights
PEN America's 2023 World Voices Festival wrapped up on Saturday with a blow-out closing night event worthy of four days of poignant conversations exploring the vitality of the written… More
2023 PEN America World Voices Festival: Day 3 Highlights
The third day of PEN America's 2023 World Voices Festival on Friday featured food, feminism, and deep dives on history in 12 events packed with lovers of literature. More
2023 PEN America World Voices Festival: Day 2 Highlights
Ta-Nehisi Coates delivered the keynote Arthur Miller Freedom to Write lecture on Thursday at PEN America's 2023 World Voices Festival. More
2023 PEN America World Voices Festival: Day 1 Highlights
PEN America's 2023 World Voices Festival kicked off its celebration of international literature featuring more than 100 writers from 27 countries with blockbuster opening night events. More
Salman Rushdie’s New Novel Turns a Spotlight On the Enduring Power of Stories
The publication of a new novel by Salman Rushdie is always a high point on the literary calendar and Victory City, due out Feb. 7, brings added celebration, joy,… More
2021 Indie Lit Fair, Vol. III: Reckoning and Reconciliation
A desire to summon the powers of the radical imagination and literature as gateways to reckoning and reconciliation. More
2021 Indie Lit Fair, Vol. II: Truth and Courage
A celebration of resilience and courage as we wrestle with inescapable truths about race in America. More
2021 Indie Lit Fair, Vol. I: Art and Storytelling
Honoring the art of the possible and the power of storytelling to push boundaries, challenge inherited narratives, and give voice to hope. More
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
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