This Critical Moment!
In honor of the National Book Critics Circle’s 35th birthday, a panel of critics—Eric Banks, Rigoberto González, Laila Lalami, and Kevin Prufer—provide context and commentary on this year’s World… More
East-West Storytelling
Nadeem Aslam, Nam Le, Fuad Rifka, and Antje Rávic Strubel discuss how hybrid culture has replaced the never-existent mainstream and how the short story has evolved. This panel discussion… More
Conversation: Richard Ford & Nam Le
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Ford discusses character, craft, and the writing process with Vientamese-Australian author Nam Le during a conversation that took place at the 2009 PEN World Voices… More
Conversation: Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio & Adam Gopnik
Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio, winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize for Literature, discusses his life and work with Adam Gopnik in a conversation at the 2009 PEN World Voices… More
Revolutionary Writers: Yoshihiro Tatsumi in Conversation with Adrian Tomine
Adrian Tomine and Yoshihiro Tatsumi discuss the evolution of comics in Japan, the U.S., and around the world at Revolutionary Writers, part of the 2009 PEN World Voices Festival. More
1,000 Words: The Power of Visual Storytelling
Emmanuel Guibert, David Polonsky, and Shaun Tan, with moderator Jonathan Ames, discuss the use of pictures in telling challenging and compelling stories at 1,000 Words: The Power of Visual… More
K. Anthony Appiah Introduces Reckoning With Torture
K. Anthony Appiah, President of PEN American Center, offers opening remarks to the 2009 PEN event Reckoning with Torture: Memos and Testimonies from the "War on Terror". More
Nell Freudenberger Reads from an Interpreter’s Sworn Statement
Nell Freudenberger, author of Lucky Girls and recipient of the PEN/Malaud Award for short fiction, reads from the sworn statement of an interpreter at the Kandahar Detention Facility in… More
David Almond Reads from The Savage
David Almond reads from The Savage and discusses his work at Face Off! Overcoming Barriers, part of the 2010 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Alina Bronsky Reads from Broken Glass Park
Alina Bronsky reads from Broken Glass Park and discusses her work at Face Off! Overcoming Barriers, part of the 2010 PEN World Voices Festival. More
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