Blind Faith
For this week’s Illustrated PEN Guest Editor Robert Kirby presents "Blind Faith," an original piece by artist November Garcia. More
Sunburning
I’ve known artists. They truly see the world differently. Their brains are different. Most of them are weird but you’re not weird. I can tell. More
Mumia and the Multitudes
A graphic short story by new Illustrated PEN guest editor Seth Tobocman on the case of Mumia Abu Jamal, who was sentenced to death in 1982 for the murder… More
The Secret Life of Gitmo’s Women
One night, a “friend” slipped something into my drink. I don’t remember what happened. But he told me I’d wanted it. More
Not Funny Ha-Ha
There were women of all ages, colors, backgrounds. Some looked scared, some were chatting with other women. Some were silent. More
Conversion on the Road to Malha
Orner is a master at delineating cultural divides and human foibles, and in this series of autobiographical stories set in Israel, he’s as sharply observant and drolly humorous as… More
The Arab of the Future
The French bestseller details the author's childhood in rural France, Libya, and Syria, in the shadows of three dictators—Muammar Gaddafi, Hafez al-Assad, and his own father. More
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