An Interview with Michael Scammell
As part of PEN American Center's 90th Anniversary celebration, we spoke to past presidents, staff, and members about the evolution of the organization and most pressing issues of freedom… More
Aleksandar Hemon Reads “The Book of My Life”
Aleksandar Hemon reads the title piece from his latest book, The Book of My Lives, at McNally Jackson on March 29, 2013. More
Excerpts from Kurt Vonnegut: Letters
International P.E.N. is an organization of terribly old European cultural bureaucrats who meet twice a year to discuss World War Two. It is mainly financed by Americans and West… More
Case Histories: Allen Ginsberg
"My books piled up before me for my use / waiting in space where I placed them, they haven't disappeared, time's left its remnants and qualities for me to… More