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The PEN Pod: Finding Inspiration in History with Maaza Mengiste

InterviewSeptember 8, 2020

“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

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“Stories Help Expand Our Boundaries”: A PEN Ten Interview with Maaza Mengiste

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By: Juliann Nelson | August 1, 2019

"We know the world is more than we can sense or experience in one lifetime; stories help expand our boundaries." More

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For the launch of The Russian Independent Media Archive—a new project by PEN America and @BardCollege to preserve 23 years of Russian independent media—5 journalists will reflect on their coverage drawing from the archive.

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