NYC Weekend: ‘Modern’ Vampire, Renee Fleming, Brit ‘Bull’
The 9th Annual PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature kicks off on April 29 and runs through May 5, bringing more than 100 writers, philosophers and intellectuals to… More
The Race to Incarcerate
Four panels from the graphic retelling of Marc Mauer's 2006 book Race to Incarcerate, illustrated by Sabrina Jones and forthcoming from New Press in April 2013. More
Joy Harjo: A Preview
Joy Harjo will be participating in Speaking in Languages on the Edge and Obsession: Joy Harjo on Time in the 2013 PEN World Voices Festival. Joy Harjo burst onto the international literary… More
Welcome to Comely Bank
Yet even in the midst of progress, history remained. Every town and city retained traces of its past: a statue; a plaque on a wall; a hitching post for… More
from Kissing the Sword
“Don’t you all constantly claim that you’re opposed to America? Then why has news of the shuttle exploding upset you so much?” She looked at me wide-eyed and said,… More
PEN World Voices: Monkey Business: A Cabaret With A Public Space
Attention Members: Please call your Member Hotline to order tickets. East meets West meets Uptown meets Downtown. PEN World Voices joins with Asia Society, A Public Space, and Monkey… More
The Allure of Smoking, Sleeping and Infinite Memory
We’re looking forward to the annual PEN World Voices Festival for a few reasons. First off, we love books. Second off, we love book people, in particular the be-speckled… More
Sonia Sotomayor at PEN World Voices Festival
Nominated by President Barack Obama, Sonia Sotomayor assumed her role on the U.S. Supreme Court as Associate Justice on August 8, 2009 as the first Hispanic Justice. She was… More