Introduction: David Nasaw & Larry Siems
David Nasaw (Professor of History at the CUNY Graduate Center; Excecutive Director of the Center for the Humanities) and Larry Siems (Director of the Freedom to Write and International… More
Faith & Fiction
Albert Mobilio, Benjamin Anastas, Nadeem Aslam, Brian Evenson, and Jan Kjærstad discuss religious faith and its relationship to fiction at the event Faith & Fiction, part of the 2009… More
Conversation: David Remnick & Natalia Estemirova
David Remnick in conversation with Natalia Estemirova, human-rights activist and close friend of Anna Politkovskaya’s, at the 2006 event The Writer’s Conscience: Remembering Anna Politkovskaya & Russia’s Forgotten War. More
Readings From Around the Globe: Entire Event
Bernardo Atxaga (Spain), Petina Gappah (Zimbabwe), Mariken Jongman (Netherlands), Michael Ondaatje (Sri Lanka/Canada), Daniel Sada (Mexico), Hwang Sok-Yong (Korea), Bernard Comment (France), and Colm Tóibín (Ireland) read excerpts from… More
Conversation: Harryette Mullen & Erica Hunt
Erica Hunt in conversation with Harryette Mullen, author of Recyclopedia and winner of a 2007 Beyond Margins Award. More
Mixing Art and Politics
A panel discussion with Dorothea Dieckmann, Almudena Grandes, Janne Teller, Saul Williams (moderated by Sam Tanenhaus) at the event Mixing Art and Politics, part of the 2007 PEN World… More
Conversation: Elizabeth Nunez & M.G. Vassanji
Elizabeth Nunez, author of Prospero's Daughter, in conversation with M.G. Vassanji, author of The Assassin's Song. More
Leaving Home as a Rite of Passage
Neil Gaiman, Isabel Hoving, Janne Teller, and Markus Zusak discuss the theme of "home" and leaving home at the event Leaving Home as a Rite of Passage, part of… More
Conversation: Dave Eggers & Valentino Achak Deng
Dave Eggers and Valentino Achak Deng discuss leaving home and becoming a U.S. citizen during a conversation which took place at the 2007 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Rawi Hage Reads from Cockroach
Rawi Hage reads from his recent book Cockroach at World Nomads Lebanon: Rawi Hage, part of the 2010 PEN World Voices Festival. More