Salman Rushdie Reads “Wild Garlic Gatherers” by Natalia Estemirova (Audio)
Listen to a piece from our archives in memory of Chechnya-based Russian journalist and leading human rights activist Natalia Estemirova, who was assassinated six years ago on July 15,… More
Vive Charlie Hebdo!
Michael Jackson, the Vatican, Christianity, Islam, LGBT, and the U.S.—we chose Six Charlie Hebdo covers that celebrate the power of creative freedom and satire. More
Open Letter to Michael Lynton, Sony Pictures Entertainment Chairman and CEO re: The Interview
If the decision to pull The Interview from all platforms stands, it will represent a lasting blow for free expression, emboldening would-be censors the world over. Impoverishing creative freedom,… More
Ten Awesome Tweets on What #FreeExpressionIs
In the past week, hundreds of people have tweeted in PEN’s #FreeExpressionIs campaign for Ilham Tohti. Think you can do better? More
Rushdie on award, ‘Satanic Verses’ history
Writer PEN President Salman Rushdie is set to receive the PEN/Allen Foundation Literary Service Award, and he joins Morning Joe to discuss the honor. More
Salman Rushdie, Twitter CEO to receive PEN awards
One writes novels and likes to tweet. The other is Twitter’s CEO. Both men, Salman Rushdie and Dick Costolo, will be honored May 5 in New York at the… More
May 5th PEN Literary Gala Honors Salman Rushdie with PEN/Allen Foundation Literary Service Award
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo to Receive Inaugural PEN/Toni and James C. Goodale Digital Freedom Award More
PEN World Voices Festival Tenth Anniversary Highlights
Founded in 2005 under the direction of Salman Rushdie, the PEN World Voices Festival has hosted more than 1,400 writers from 78 countries, speaking 56 languages. More
The Art of Bravery: An Interview with Salman Rushdie
Shaun Randol interviews Salman Rushdie More