Zadie Smith: Dead White Authors and Political Identity
I never felt the need to defend the books I liked. Whatever is the best writing, as far as I can tell or feel, that’s what I’m interested in. More
The Book Report: William Brewer
These are books that continue to recalibrate my brain after countless re-readings. More
PEN Podcast: Zadie Smith Reads from On Beauty
Our PEN Podcast features Zadie Smith reading from her novel "On Beauty" at the 2006 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Conversations in the Library: Zadie Smith and Kurt Anderson
Zadie Smith and Kurt Andersen discuss conceptions of the true world, post–White Teeth guilt and Protestant worry, the benefits of self-reinvention, dead white males, and a defense of gangsta… 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