Authors and Audiences
April 27, 2011 | Cultural Services of the French Embassy | New York City |With Laurence Cossé, Yael Hedaya, Manuel de Lope, Asaf Schurr, and Irvine Welsh; moderated by… More
Lunchtime Literary Conversations: Laurence Cossé and Hervé Le Tellier
April 27, 2011 | La Maison Française | New York CityWith Laurence Cossé and Hervé Le Tellier; moderated by Rakesh SatyalCo-sponsored by La Maison FrançaiseListen in on a tête-à-tête… More
Nasrin Sotoudeh, Recipient of the 2011 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award
An introduction to jailed Iranian writer, lawyer, and activist Nasrin Sotoudeh, recipient of the 2011 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award. More
Two Worlds
With Eduardo Lago, Anne Landsman, José Manuel Prieto, and Salman Rushdie; moderated by Adam Gopnik.Each of these panelists has made America their home, coming here from Spain, South Africa,… More
Patti Smith and Jonathan Lethem in Conversation
With Jonathan Lethem and Patti Smith.Dont miss this conversation with two New York icons. Patti Smith burst on to the New York punk scene with her 1975 seminal album… More
Sean Wilsey Reads from “LIVE! From Texas Death Row!” by Christopher Best
Sean Wilsey reads an excerpt from Christopher Best's :"LIVE! From Texas Death Row!," first-place winner for essay writing in PEN's 2005 Prison Writing Contest, at the 2009 event Breakout:… More
New European Fiction
With Naja Marie Aidt, Aleksandar Hemon, valter hugo mãe, Colum McCann, and Jean-Philippe ToussaintTo celebrate the launch of the highly acclaimed new anthology series Best European Fiction, editor Aleksandar… More
New York Stories
With Quim Monzó, Darryl Pinckney, Roxanna Robinson, and Colm Tóibín; moderated by Edwin Frank.New York seen from up close and afar by three great writers who were inextricably attached… More
Roddy Doyle in Conversation with Colum McCann
With Roddy Doyle and Colum McCann.Join two of contemporary fictions most gifted and beloved voices, heirs to the great Irish literary tradition. Roddy Doyles novels and stories, from The… More
Ariel Dorfman in Conversation with Gabriel Sanders
With Ariel Dorfman and Gabriel Sanders.Born in Argentina and raised in both the U.S. and Chile, Ariel Dorfman was part of the momentous democratic movement that brought Salvador Allende… More
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