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Pussy Riot members to attend May 5 literary gala
Two members of Pussy Riot will be attending a literary celebration that already includes Toni Morrison, Salman Rushdie and Robert Caro on the guest list. More
Q&A with authors Kenan Trebincevic and Susan Shapiro
“The Bosnia List” is a powerful, poignant memoir about how Kenan Trebincevic’s Bosnian Muslim family survived the brutal ethnic cleansing of the 1992 Balkan War. More
Salman Rushdie joins writers’ protest at China’s jailing of Ilham Tohti
Letter to Guardian by authors including Paul Auster, Jennifer Egan and Siri Hustvedt urges president to release writer and scholar More
Manhattan: Celebrating Freedom of Expression Worldwide
PEN International is an organization that celebrates the role of literature in the development of cultural understanding. Their mission is to fight for freedom of speech, expression and communication.… More
In Conversation with George Prochnik: On Why Stefan Zweig Matters Today
There was no time for small talk. For the first twenty minutes of our sit-down on sunny Easter Sunday in Brooklyn, George Prochnik and I discussed the responsibility of… More
Colm Toibin Named Chairman of PEN World Voices Festival
The PEN American Center has announced that Colm Toibin will serve as the chairman of the PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature beginning in 2015. More
Conquering Displacement With Words
When he was just 22, the Spanish-Argentine writer Andrés Neuman was anointed by no less a luminary than the Chilean writer Roberto Bolaño, who had a discriminating eye for… More
Ai Weiwei Supporters Gathered in Brooklyn and Rallied for Free Expression Last Night
Last night, nearly a hundred protesters assembled on the steps of the Brooklyn Public Library to show their support for Ai Weiwei and other free thinkers who have been… More
VIDEO: Over 200 rally for Chinese literary freedom at BPL
More than 200 rallied and protested for literary freedom in China at the Brooklyn Public Library on Thursday. More
The Artist Is Absent: Writers Rally at the Brooklyn Museum in Honor of Ai Weiwei
“It’s an honor,” said a husky-voiced brunette with a purple scarf coiled around her neck, “to be a part of Ai Weiwei’s world.” She handed over a button stamped… More
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