The PEN Pod: Queering an Epic Tale with DREAMing Out Loud’s Arjun Dhawan
“In terms of migrant literature, the migrant voice, there’s something bubbling that needs to be said, that needs to be heard, that’s unbiased. A story that you’ve never heard.” More
The PEN Ten: An Interview with Iván Monalisa Ojeda, Translated by Hannah Kauders
“You come here as an immigrant to a foreign country, far away from your family, but there’s one thing that reminds you of home—and that’s the language. Language unifies… More
Your Mestizaje is a Superpower
“Multiculturalism is not a threat to civilization. The only thing it threatens is extremism.” More
The PEN Pod: On White Supremacy and Immigration with Jean Guerrero
“How does the descendant of Jewish refugees, how does that person end up crafting Trump’s harshest rhetoric and policies targeting people fleeing violence and persecution?” More
The PEN Pod: Finding Inspiration in History with Maaza Mengiste
“What writers and novelists force us to do in the work is to pause. . . And if there’s anything that COVID has made me consider, it’s how we… More
The PEN Pod: Unpacking American Myths with Francisco X. Stork
“Books become just more powerful, when they are born out of. . . inner necessity. For me, it’s important to write with young characters, just because it’s a time… More
The PEN Pod: On Race, Place, and Belonging with Sejal Shah
“I’m certainly thinking about kinship. . . What do we owe our neighbors and fellow humans. . . for whom to be alive is a risk?” More
The PEN Pod: How We Write Our Survival with Lisa Ko
“Even when the future does feel uncertain, like right now, it feels important to. . . imagine a future for ourselves as well as our characters.” More
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""I appreciate passion. I do," board treasurer Deb Fridsma said at the meeting. "But it is a slippery slope. You cherish your freedom, but what you're doing now is taking other people's freedoms away." #FreeTheBooks @PENamerica https://twitter.com/CBSEveningNews/status/1577802703727722496
Tonight, Pen America's Prison and Justice Writing celebrates Prince Shakur on the publication of his debut memoir, WHEN THEY TELL YOU TO BE GOOD (@Tin_House)!
@prshakur will be in conversation with Jamal Joseph at @ptknitwear in NYC at 7pm. RSVP here: https://pen.org/event/when-they-tell-you-to-be-good-prince-shakur-in-conversation-with-jamal-joseph/
At @NYHistory's #PEN100 exhibit, visitors see literary greats and champions of free expression, such as "Toni Morrison, Susan Sontag, @MargaretAtwood, Arthur Miller in conversation with each other because they are part of our history," says @ClarisseRS.