The PEN Pod: Finding Hope in Endurance with Emily St. John Mandel
“This is something that our ancestors endured, and something that our descendants will endure, and our society. . . has endured through all of that.” More
The PEN Pod: Confronting Science Fiction and Our Reality with N.K. Jemisin
“None of us could have written a story that had this kind of subplot because our editors would have been like, ‘It's unrealistic, go back and do it again.’” More
The PEN Pod: Rediscovering the Joys of Literature with Bernardine Evaristo
“The characters start to come alive, and in a sense, those characters start to speak to me. . . And that, for me, is the magic of writing.” More
The PEN Pod: Mapping the Life Cycle of the Virus with Judy Melinek and T.J. Mitchell
“Whenever I have the opportunity to choose a movie, I always try to choose something post-apocalyptic. . . that's even scarier than what we're going through.” More
PEN America Responds to ‘American Dirt’ Controversy
(New York, NY) – Following news that the publisher of American Dirt plans to cancel its book tour, PEN America issued the following statement: “We have been closely following the… More
New PEN Award Will Honor Books That Promise ‘Lasting Impact on American Thought’
PEN America, the national arm of the international literary and free speech organization PEN, will unveil a new $75,000 award to recognize a book that “promises a lasting impact… More
The PEN Ten with Mark Binelli
I did just have the opportunity to spend some time with a couple of the members of Pussy Riot, and the message they seemed to want to send to… More
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Unrest continues across Papua and West Papua. An Indonesian court ruled on Wednesday that the government's decision to rein in internet speeds in a bid to contain civil unrest in the country's easternmost region of Papua last year was unlawful. More on https://nyti.ms/3gWoWoH