PEN America Expresses Concern Over Recent Developments at PEN Russia
NEW YORK—PEN America stands in solidarity with Russian writers who share our ideals and those of the PEN Charter in strong defense of free expression and other human rights,… More
Boris Akunin and Walter Mosley: Fiction from Fact
Walter Mosley and Boris Akunin—two venerated authors with sweeping careers that cross cultures, genres, and language barriers—come together for a rare conversation. More
The Tragic Reality of Human Existence
This piece was read by Boris Akunin at the opening night of the 2016 PEN World Voices Festival, where authors shared their philosophical inquiries into society’s need for mind-altering… More
Class A books: PEN World Voices Festival opens with riffs on drugs
Marlon James, Anne Enright and other writers from around the world brought their talents to bear on the pleasures and ravages of forbidden substances More
Comienza la fiesta del PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature
Llega una nueva edición del PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature, una verdadera fiesta del pensamiento, la creatividad, las letras, el arte. Escritores de todo el mundo se… More
150 Writers, 30 Countries: PEN World Voices Festival, April 25–May 1
Booksellers and their customers are invited to use the discount code WRITE2016 to get 20 percent off most events during the 12th Annual PEN World Voices Festival of International… More
Russian PEN: Protesting Anti-Protest Legislation
News this week that Russian authorities had arrested more protestors and that teams of investigators raided the homes of blogger Aleksei Navalny, television star Kseniya Sobchak, and other prominent… More
Russian PEN: Protesting Anti-Protest Legislation
[caption id="attachment_13392" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Russian protestors clash with riot police in Moscow"][/caption] News this week that Russian authorities had arrested more protestors and that teams of investigators raided the homes… More
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