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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
A Believer Nighttime Event: Entire
A Believer Nighttime Event with Isabel Hoving, Niccolò Ammaniti, Uzodinma Iweala, and Yasmina Khadra; featuring a reading from Eric Bogosian's new novel, an auction with Miranda July, and a… More
Eric Bogosian Commences A Believer Nighttime Event
Eric Bogosian, the M.C. for the evening, commences A Believer Nighttime Event, part of the 2007 PEN American World Voices Festival. More
An Auction with Miranda July
Performance artist, actress, writer and film director Miranda July hosts an auction at A Believer Nighttime Event, part of the 2007 PEN American World Voices Festival. More
Anouar Benmalek Reads Work by Tahar Djaout and Said Mekbel
Anouar Benmalek reads a poem by Tahar Djaout and a piece by Said Mekbel, both slain Algerian writers, at Banned Voices, part of the 2005 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Poetry Reading: Entire Event
Nicole Brossard, Narcís Comadira, Wayne Koestenbaum, Uwe Kolbe, Fuad Rifka, and János Térey perform readings as part of the 2009 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Don DeLillo Reads from a CIA Memo
Don DeLillo reads an excerpt from a memo prepared by the CIA for the Justice Department concerning the agency's detention, interrogation, and rendition programs, as part of the 2009… 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
Amrit Singh, Matthew Alexander, and Susanna Moore Read from a Combatant Status Review Tribunal
Amrit Singh, Matthew Alexander, and Susanna Moore, author and recipient of the PEN/Hemingway Award, read excerpts from the Combatant Status Review Tribunal of Guantánamo detainee Mustafa Ait Idr, as… More
The Inspired Scientist: Tijs Goldschmidt
Tijs Goldschmidt reads from Darwin's Dreampond: Drama in Lake Victoria and discusses his favorite animals at The Inspired Scientist: A Program for High School Students, part of the 2009… More