Audio + Video
Free Liu Xia: A Reading and Screening of Never-Before Seen Footage of Detained Chinese Poet
On January 14, writers and supporters gathered in New York City to pay tribute to the poet and artist Liu Xia, who has been under extralegal house arrest since… More
Ayse Berktay: 2013 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award Recipient
Ayşe Berktay, recipient of the 2013 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award, is a translator, scholar, author, and cultural and women's rights activist who is on trial in Turkey… More
A Reading from “Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self” by Danielle Evans
Author Danielle Evans reads from her short story collection, "Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self." More
Michael Cunningham in Conversation with Janna Levin
Authors Michael Cunningham and Jenna Levin in conversation about their writing careers and the inspiration behind their work, as well as readings from The Hours and A Madman Dreams… More
PEN Talks with Roxana Robinson
PEN America Editor Antonio Aiello talks to Roxana Robinson about her novel, Cost. More
PEN Talks with Susan Rosenberg
As part of PEN Talks, a weekly reading and conversation series, Susan Rosenberg reads from and discusses her novel An American Radical: A Political Prisoner in My Own Country. More
Live Stream: They’re Watching Us: So What?
Is the same surveillance that is meant to protect us from danger also harming us? Are the NSA programs Edward Snowden has revealed inhibiting the way we think, speak,… More
Live Stream: They’re Watching Us: So What?
Is the same surveillance that is meant to protect us from danger also harming us? Are the NSA programs Edward Snowden has revealed inhibiting the way we think, speak,… More
Live Stream: They’re Watching Us: So What?
Is the same surveillance that is meant to protect us from danger also harming us? Are the NSA programs Edward Snowden has revealed inhibiting the way we think, speak,… More
Live Stream: They’re Watching Us: So What?
Is the same surveillance that is meant to protect us from danger also harming us? Are the NSA programs Edward Snowden has revealed inhibiting the way we think, speak,… More
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