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Toni Morrison, Patti Smith Hand-Annotate Books for PEN Benefit
Books hand-annotated by Toni Morrison, Patti Smith, Don Delillo, Philip Roth and others are being auctioned at Christie's to benefit PEN American Center in New York.For the Dec. 2… More
First Editions, Second Thoughts
On December 2, Christie's will auction 75 first-edition books, each of which is a unique object that has been annotated with words and/or illustrations by its author. Proceeds from… More
Chinese Court Sentences Uighur Scholar to Life in Separatism Case
“It’s not just! It’s not just!” he yelled as police officers dragged him from the courtroom, his lawyer, Li Fangping, said. More
The Pen is Mightier than the… Hammer?
Forthcoming Christie’s sale to benefit anti-censorship group More
U.S. Ties to Myanmar Are Called Into Question
YANGON, Myanmar—With U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry expected to visit Myanmar for a regional summit this weekend, some U.S. lawmakers and human rights watchdogs are warning of stalled… More
Authors group pushes for NSA reform, while there’s still time
With yet another attempt to reform the National Security Agency up for debate on Capitol Hill this month, 29 writers, including Dave Eggers and Edward Albee, wrote an open… More
China Charges Uighur Scholar Ilham Tohti With ‘Separatism’
The Beijing-based professor of economics is a moderate but determined critic of China's treatment of ethnic minorities More
James Wolcott and Frank Bidart Among 2014 PEN American Winners
The poet Frank Bidart, the critic James Wolcott and the playwright David Rabe are among the winners of the 2014 PEN Literary Awards, announced today by the PEN/American Center.… More
Winners of the 2014 PEN Literary Awards
Poet Frank Bidart, cultural critic James Wolcott and playwright David Rabe are among the winners of PEN Literary Awards announced this morning in New York. The prizes from the… More
Congratulations to James Wolcott, Winner of the PEN Literary Award for His Essay Collection Critical Mass
James Wolcott, one of Vanity Fair’s most esteemed contributing editors, was today named the winner of the 2014 PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for his essay collection Critical Mass, published by Doubleday… More
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