Saadi Youssef Reads “Another Paris Morning”
Saadi Youssef reads "Another Paris Morning" at Town Hall Readings: Writing Home, part of the 2007 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Elizabeth Alexander Reads from American Sublime
Elizabeth Alexander delivered this talk and reading at the 2005 PEN World Voices Festival as part of the panel Africa and the World: The Writer's Role. More
Neil Gaiman Reads from Postscript to American Gods and “Instructions”
Neil Gaiman reads from the postscript to American Gods and "Instructions" at Town Hall Readings: Writing Home, part of the 2007 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Nadine Gordimer Reads from “The Ultimate Safari”
Nadine Gordimer reads excerpts from “The Ultimate Safari” at Town Hall Readings: Writing Home, part of the 2007 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Alain Mabanckou Reads “A ma mère”
Alain Mabanckou reads his poem "A ma mère" ("To My Mother") at Town Hall Readings: Writing Home, part of the 2007 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Jonathan Ames Reads from FBI E-mails, Guantánamo Bay
Jonathan Ames, author and winner of a Guggenheim Fellowship, reads from a selection of e-mails written by FBI personnel describing life at Guantánamo Bay, as part of the 2009… More
A.M. Homes and Jack Rice Read from the Interrogation Log of Mohammad al Quhtani
A.M. Homes, Vice Present of PEN American Center, and Jack Rice, former CIA special agent, read excerpts from a log detailing the seven-week interrogation of Mohammed al Qahtani at… More
Eve Ensler Reads from a Speech by George W. Bush
Eve Ensler, best-selling author and acclaimed playwright, reads from a speech by George W. Bush commemorating the United Nations Day in Support of Victims of Torture, as part of… More
George Saunders Reads Statement by Khaled El-Masri
George Saunders reads the statement of German citizen Khaled El-Masrim, an innocent victim of the CIA's extraordinary rendition program, as part of the 2009 PEN event Reckoning with Torture:… More