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With Ariel Dorfman and Gabriel Sanders.Born in Argentina and raised in both the U.S. and Chile, Ariel Dorfman was part of the momentous democratic movement that brought Salvador Allende… More

On the scenic High Line in New York City, Salman Rushdie discusses the evolution of the PEN World Voices Festival since its inception seven years ago. This year's Festival… More

The Belarus Free Theater performs an excerpt from "Zone of Silence" at the 2011 PEN event "Viva the Belarus Free Theater" at Le Poisson Rouge in New York City. More

With Paul Auster, Annie Proulx, Alex Gibney, George Saunders, Naomi Wolf, Esmeralda Santiago, Sandra Cisneros, Marilynne Robinson, Jack Rice, Matt Alexander, and others; directed by Doug LimanWhat's at stake… More

How do children's and young adult authors approach controversial subjects, challenge convention, and confront the psychological risks of the creative process? Moderator Beverly Horowitz joins authors Adam Gidwitz, Gary… More

Jackson Taylor, director of PEN's Prison Writing Program, talks with Jamal Joseph and Lemon Andersen about the role of writing in prisons at the 2009 event Breakout: Voices from… More

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With Lewis Lapham, Joris Luyendijk, Martin Pollack, and Mary Anne Weaver.International desks and bureaus—once the backbone of the news business—are closing around the world. Journalists in general are losing… More

With Ben Okri, Thomas Pletzinger, Alberto Ruy-Sánchez, and Sergi Sokolovskiy; moderated by Ben Schrank.Philip Roth recently said that reading novels would be a cultic activity in 25 years, adding… More