With Ian Buruma, Yan Lianke, Linda Polman, David Rieff, Liao Yiwu, and Zha JianyingBorn in Beijing and educated in the United States, New Yorker contributor Zha Jianying has unique… More

With Giaconda Belli, Peter Lerangis, and Rebecca Stead; moderated by Jenny Brown.Must the writer get inside the head of the child in order to find an authentic voice for… More

With Nadine Bismuth, Nicolas Dickner, Dominique Fortier, Mykola Riabchuk, and Teresa Solana; moderated by Susan Harris.Pulled between calls for regional autonomy versus demands for a stronger federation, regions of… More

With Enric Bou, Peter Bush, Teresa Solana, and Mary Ann Newman; introduced by Aleksandar Hemon.One of the world's most beautiful romance languages, Catalan, has a rich literary trove, unknown… More

With David Bezmozgis, Rahul Bhattacharya, Tomas Espedal, Pierre Guyotat, Shin Kyung-sook, and Irvine Welsh. More

Don Delillo reads an excerpt from a memo prepared by the CIA for the Justice Department concerning the agency's detention, interrogation, and rendition programs, as part of the 2009… More

Amrit Singh and Mathew Alexander read excerpts from a transcript of former CIA Director George Tenet's April 2007 appearance on CBS 60 Minutes, as part of the 2009 PEN… More

With Margaret Mazzantini, Maria Tucci, and Antonio Monda.Italian actress-cum--eminent novelist Margaret Mazzantini talks Italian cinema, literature, and art with the Tony Award--winning actress Maria Tucci and prominent film critic… More

With Lewis Hyde, Kjersti Annesdatter Skomsvold, and Shin Kyung-Sook; curated by Joshua Wolf Shenk and Dr. M. Gerard FrommCo-sponsored by Arts in Mind: Conversations On the Arts, Creativity, and… More

April 25, 2011 | The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers | New York CityAgi Mishol reads two poems, in Hebrew, at Opening Night: Written on Water, part of the 2011… More