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In closing lecture at the PEN World Voices festival, author critiques ‘dangerous silencing’ in American conversation and Bring Back Our Girls narrative More

The literary world can seem like a very secular place. But on Wednesday night, a dozen writers from around the world gathered onstage at a New York University auditorium… More

Prize-winning writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is hoping to break down some stereotypes at the upcoming World Voices Festival sponsored by the PEN America free expression group. More

If writers and artists could run the world, well, the budgets might not balance but everything else most certainly would. More

Ten writers including Tom Stoppard and Mona Elthawy told stories about their hopes and fears, while only alluding to the Charlie Hebdo honour controversy More

"What I always say is that if you come to this festival, it might keep you reading for a year. In other words there will be enough new books… More