Billy Collins reads his poem "Rain" at "Something to Hide: Writers and Artists Against the Surveillance State," Miami Book Fair, November 15, 2008 More

Art Spiegelman reads from My Flamboyant Grandson by George Saunders at Something to Hide: Writers and Artists Against the Surveillance State, Miami Book Fair, November 15, 2008. More

Francine Prose Reads from The Color of Summer by Reinaldo Arenas at "Something to Hide: Writers and Artists Against the Surveillance State," Miami Book Fair, November 15, 2008 More

Jonathan Mahler reads a 1906 New York Times story on Russian surveillance of Maxim Gorky during a visit to the United States at "Something to Hide: Writers and Artists… More

September 13, 2011 | The New School, Tishman Auditorium | New York CityWith Liao Yiwu, Wen Huang, Salman Rushdie, and Philip GourevitchPEN American Center is honored to present poet,… More

Chris Abani and Walter Mosley discuss the political and moral responsibility of the writer; writing in the face of tyranny; Abani's experience as a political prisoner in Nigeria, and… More

April 30, 2011 | Asia Society | New York CityWith Hasina Gul, and Fahmida Riaz; moderated by Waqas KhwajaCo-sponsored by Asia Society, Dalkey Archive, and GrantaPakistani culture continues its… More

Tariq Ramadan delivers a video statement for the 2006 PEN World Voices Festival. More

E.L. Doctorow, Don DeLillo, Kwame Anthony Appiah, Edward Albee, A.M. Homes, Honor Moore, Victoria Redel, and other PEN Members gathered on the steps of the New York Public Library… More

April 30, 2011 | Asia Society | New York CityWith Susan Choi, Kim Young-ha, and Bruce FultonCo-sponsored by Asia Society and the Korean Cultural ServiceAuthors attempt to crack the… More