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
Literature in the Time of Coronavirus: A Reading List
We hope these nine essential books will provide respite and illumination amid the anxiety of current developments. More
Breakout: Voices from the Inside—A Celebration of the PEN Prison Writing Program 2014
The PEN Prison Writing Committee, in collaboration with Culture Project, hosted an annual reading to celebrate the 2014 Prison Writing Contest winners. More
The PEN Ten with Emily St. John Mandel
I sometimes used to describe my time in Montreal as an unmitigated catastrophe, but that was untrue. I got a novel out of it. More
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On this episode of #thePENpod, we speak with Uli Beutter Cohen, creator of @SbwyBookreview, about her new book, which collects over 170 interviews from the acclaimed social media movement that highlights books and the people who cherish them. https://bit.ly/3FTqNak
Would love to see you join us for this final reading from the @PENamerica Emerging Voices Fellows on October 27+28. The virtual readings will air 5-6 PM PST each night, and each reading will include personal intros from our mentors. @pen_ev @kaokaliayang https://pen.org/event/2021-emerging-voices-final-reading
As this year's Nobel Peace Prize acknowledges the unprecedented crackdown on independent media by authoritarian regimes, PEN America's @PSadovskaya2020 draws attention to the trend of “foreign agent” laws that attempt to silence media & journalists: https://bit.ly/3lIB6pO.
