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
The PEN Pod: Recalibrating Our Priorities with Ruchika Tomar
“The desire that I’m seeing for connection is really heartening, because what we’re doing as writers is responding to human experience.” More
The PEN Pod: In This Together with M. NourbeSe Philip
“It’s true that we are all in this together, but there’s a sense in which we have not been in this together.” More
The PEN Pod: Staying Connected and Collected with Yiyun Li
“I thought every day I would write some words that give my life a structure. . . Writing words also structures my life.” More
The PEN Pod: Keeping Literary Culture Alive Through Resilience with Jennifer Egan
“By engaging in [literature], we are entering into the dream life of a different time and place, and there’s just nothing quite like it.” More
The PEN Pod: Confronting the Shadow of Our Mortality with David L. Ulin
“Somehow, maybe if we’re lucky in those moments where we can step outside of the dread, it allows us to kind of be more present in the moment.” More
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The UN human rights investigator for Belarus demanded that the government "stop repressing its own people," referring to thousands detained during protests against Lukashenko. https://bit.ly/3e24Qsi
Efforts made by social platforms to combat misinformation are a step in the right direction BUT with Election Day so close & the spread of misinformation increasing every day, it is up to ALL of us to take action. Learn more: http://pen.org/whattoexpect #WhatToExpect2020
Today we join the bipartisan outcry over actions @USAGMgov CEO Michael Pack has taken to diminish the credibility and independence of US government funded broadcasters. Our statement. https://bit.ly/3kDRKUC