Freedom, Power, and Rage: A Reading List
How can we channel our freedom, power, and rage to create change in the world? The following PEN America book list is an excellent place to start. More
Reclaiming Our Time: A Reading List
A feminist reading list in celebration of next week's PEN Out Loud event: Reclaiming Our Time, a feminist retrospective featuring Carmen Maria Machado, Min Jin Lee, and Morgan Jerkins… More
The Arthur Miller Freedom to Write Lecture: Roxane Gay
A fierce and masterful writer, cultural critic, and social media powerhouse, Roxane Gay writes with prodigious bravery about gender, sexuality and race. This year, the author of the critically… More
Roxane Gay on her new book and why she’s voting for Hillary
Feminist author and Twitter queen Roxane Gay makes a rare visit to NYC and talks about her new memoir, Hunger. More
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