The PEN Ten with Moustafa Bayoumi

"A writer’s “revolutionary duty,” as Gabriel García Márquez once put it, is 'to write well.' The responsibility of a human being, on the other hand, is to practice compassion… More

Memoir and Memory with Michael Ondaatje (video)

A panel of brilliant, envelope-pushing memoirists examines what happens when the most intimate details of a writer’s life become the subject of his or her professional work. More

Memoir and Memory (full video)

Where does memory end and imagination begin? Autobiographical writing has occupied many of the most eloquent minds of our time. A panel of brilliant, envelope-pushing memoirists examines what happens… More

Memoir and Memory (full audio)

A panel of brilliant, envelope-pushing memoirists examined what happens when the most intimate details of a writer’s life become the subject of his or her professional work. More

Memoir and Memory with Tracy K. Smith (audio)

Where does memory end and imagination begin? Autobiographical writing has occupied many of the most eloquent minds of our time. A panel of brilliant, envelope-pushing memoirists examines what happens… More

Memoir and Memory with Michael Ondaatje (audio)

Where does memory end and imagination begin? Autobiographical writing has occupied many of the most eloquent minds of our time. A panel of brilliant, envelope-pushing memoirists examines what happens… More

The Art of Mentorship (full video)

Emerging artists, armed solely with their talent, often feel that they have to face the world alone. What if you had Toni Morrison, Michael Ondaatje, Peter Sellars, Colm Tóibín,… More

The Art of Mentorship with Peter Sellars (video)

Emerging artists, armed solely with their talent, often feel that they have to face the world alone. What if you had Toni Morrison, Michael Ondaatje, Peter Sellars, Colm Tóibín,… More