Audio + Video
Andrew Solomon: Far and Away
PEN President and National Book Award-winning author Andrew Solomon discusses Far and Away, his first published work since the acclaimed 2013 Far from the Tree. With this new collection… 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
Policing the Planet
Jordan T. Camp and Christina Heatherton, editors of the groundbreaking new book Policing the Planet, moderate a discussion on the global rise of the “broken-windows” strategy of policing, a… More
Objective/Reality: Gabriel Orozco with Colm Tóibín
Famed visual artist Gabriel Orozco often utilizes everyday objects to re-contextualize and challenge notions of reality. The artist is joined by celebrated author and Festival Chair Colm Tóibín (whose… More
Opening Night: The Drug Edition
For this flagship event, leading international authors share their philosophical inquiries into our society’s need for mind-altering drugs and the all-too-human desire to escape reality. A look at the… More
The Arthur Miller Freedom to Write Lecture: Roxane Gay
“I refuse to accept that inequality or violence and suffering are things we must accept as facts of life as if we do not dare to want for better,… More
2016 PEN/Allen Foundation Literary Service Award: J.K. Rowling
JK Rowling has used her talents and stature as a writer to fight inequality on both a local and global level. Herself the frequent object of censorship in schools… More
2016 PEN/Toni and James C. Goodale Freedom of Expression Courage Award: Lee-Anne Walters and Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha
Lee-Anne Walters and Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha of Flint, Michigan received the 2016 PEN/Toni and James C. Goodale Freedom of Expression Courage Award, which was established in 2014 to honor… More
2016 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award: Ahmed Naji
Ahmed Naji is the author of three books, a journalist at literary magazine Akhbar al-Adab, and a frequent contributor to other newspapers and websites in which he has criticized… More
2016 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award Introduction: Suzanne Nossel
PEN America Executive Director Suzanne Nossel introduces the 2016 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award, given to Egyptian novelist Ahmed Naji. More
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