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Uwem Akpan Reads from Say You’re One of Them
Beyond Margins Award winner Uwem Akpan reads excerpts from "My Parents' Bedroom" and "Luxurious Hearses," stories from Say You're One of Them, as part of Crossing Over: The 2009… More
Miguel Syjuco Reads from Illustrado
Miguel Syjuco reads from his debut novel Illustrado at Readings From Around the Globe: Opening Night Extravaganza, part of the 2010 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Preston Allen Reads from Jesus Boy
Preston Allen reads from his novel Jesus Boy at the event An Around the World Reading, part of the 2010 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Karl O. Knausgaard Reads from A Time for Everything
Karl O. Knausgaard reads from A Time for Everything at the event An Around the World Reading, part of the 2010 PEN World Voices Festival. More
2009 PEN Literary Awards Ceremony: Nilo Cruz
Nilo Cruz accepts the Laura Pels Foundation Awards for Drama at the 2009 PEN Literary Awards Ceremony. More
Calvin Baker Reads from Dominion
Calvin Baker reads from his novel Dominion at the event Making Art of History: A Program for High School Students, part of the 2008 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Bernardo Atxaga Reads “Life According to Adam” and Other Poems
Bernardo Atxaga reads "Life According to Adam" and other poems at Readings From Around the Globe, part of the 2009 PEN World Voices Festival. Read the poems below. More
Siri Hustvedt Discusses the Arrest of Maung Zargana
Siri Hustvedt discusses the recent arrest of comedian, poet and activist Maung Zargana at Reading Burma: A Benefit for Cyclone Relief and Freedom of Expression in Burma. More
Is Nonfiction Literature?
Colum McCann, Philip Gourevitch, and Norbert Gstrein discuss the role of imagination in writing nonfiction, the role of nonfiction in the writing of fiction, and nonfiction's place in the… More
Reading Burma: Conclusion and Blessing
Salman Rushdie offers concluding remarks to Reading Burma: A Benefit for Cyclone Relief and Freedom of Expression in Burma, and Burmese Monks at the event bestow a blessing on… More
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