Daniel Halpern’s Tribute to Edith Grossman
This tribute was written by Daniel Halpern. He is the publisher and editor of Ecco Press/HarperCollins. He is a poet and author of "Something Shining." More
Mexico City: Place and Metaphor
A panel of authors who live in Mexico City share their understandings of this complex and often surprising mega-urban maze. What secrets lie in the hearts of its various… More
Boris Akunin and Walter Mosley: Fiction from Fact
Walter Mosley and Boris Akunin—two venerated authors with sweeping careers that cross cultures, genres, and language barriers—come together for a rare conversation. More
Two Countries
In this piece delivered by Sabina Berman at the event Mexico In Two Acts during the 2016 PEN World Voices Festival, Berman delivered her personal view on contemporary Mexico's… More
The Tragic Reality of Human Existence
This piece was read by Boris Akunin at the opening night of the 2016 PEN World Voices Festival, where authors shared their philosophical inquiries into society’s need for mind-altering… More
Three Men I Met (Untrue Stories Based on Real Facts; a Literary Exercise)
This piece was read by Lydia Cacho at the opening night of the 2016 PEN World Voices Festival, where authors shared their philosophical inquiries into society’s need for mind-altering… More
PEN World Voices Festival Announces Roxane Gay To Deliver Arthur Miller Lecture
Leading Feminist Writer and Cultural Critic to Deliver the “Arthur Miller Freedom to Write Lecture” on May 1 Additional New Events to the Festival Include a Conversation between Fran Lebowitz… More