Audio + Video
Remarks and Reading from Egg on Mao by Denise Chong
Denise Chong reads from Egg on Mao at the 2009 Human Rights Book Fair. More
Louis Nevaer Reads a Letter to PEN by Xinna, Wife of Hada
Louis Nevaer reads a 2008 letter to PEN by Xinna, wife of Hada, at the 2009 Human Rights Book Fair. More
Adam Haslett Reads from Blood Beats, Vol. 1 by Ernest Hardy
Adam Haslett reads from Blood Beats, Vol. 1 by Ernest Hardy at the 2007 Beyond Margins Celebration. More
Crossing Over: The 2009 Beyond Margins Celebration
Recent Oprah Book Club pick Uwem Akpan (Say You’re One of Them; Little, Brown and Company), Juan Felipe Herrera (Half of the World in Light: New and Selected Poems;… More
Jailing the Messenger
Panelists Ronald Dworkin, Vanessa Leggett, Anthony Lewis, Norman Pearlstine, and Helen Zia discuss protection of sources and freedom of speech, as part of the 2006 event Jailing the Messenger:… More
Protecting Privacy, Challenging Secrecy, & Standing Up for the First Amendment
Panel discussion between Barbara Bailey, Peter Chase, George Christian, Janet Nocek, Mark Feldstein, Brian Ross, Richard Esposito, and James Risen at the 2006 event Protecting Privacy, Challenging Secrecy &… More
Something to Declare: Entire Event
An evening of readings and discussion in celebration of the 2006 PEN/Beyond Margins Award winners: Richard Blanco, Andrew Lam, Ed Bok Lee, and Caryl Phillips and Jennifer Tseng; hosted… More
Francine Prose Reads from Roberto Bolaño’s 2666
Francine Prose reads an excerpt from Roberto Bolaño's 2666, translated by Natasha Wimmer, at the PEN event State of Emergency: Censorship by Bullet in Mexico. More
Larry Siems Offers Opening Remarks
Larry Siems offers opening remarks at the PEN event State of Emergency: Censorship by Bullet in Mexico. More
Luis Miguel Aguilar Reads “The Mexico of (Benito) Juarez”
Luis Miguel Aguilar reads his poem "The Mexico of (Benito) Juarez" at the PEN event State of Emergency: Censorship by Bullet in Mexico. More