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The PEN Ten Interview Series

The PEN Ten Interview Series

The PEN Ten is on the pulse of literary culture to help you discover your next great read. In this interview series, we ask authors 10 questions about their latest work and art.

  • Portrait of a smiling person against a red and gray background, next to a textual image about Searches: Selfhood in the Digital Age by Vauhini Vara. The text mentions themes of technology, art, and human experience with a still life painting.

    Vauhini Vara is Closing the Distance between Creative Writing and Journalism

    Thursday April 10
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  • A person with short curly gray hair stands beside a book titled Our City That Year by Geetanjali Shree. The book cover features a stylized window with abstract red and purple shapes. The background is a red circle on a gray backdrop.

    Booker Prize Winner Geetanjali Shree is ‘Untrammeled and Untamed’

    Tuesday April 1
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  • A grayscale portrait of a man with white hair and a beard is on the left. On the right is the book cover of Theft by Abdulrazak Gurnah, featuring colorful figures in various poses and a visible Nobel Prize sticker.

    Nobel Prize Winner provides a glimpse into his new novel Theft

    Thursday March 27
    Hanna Khosravi
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  • A person with short black hair and wearing a white and blue outfit is pictured inside a circle with a red background. Next to them is the book Hunchback: A Novel by Saou Ichikawa, translated by Polly Barton, featuring an abstract orange design.

    Hunchback: A Novel and Conversation on Representations of Disability

    Tuesday March 25
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  • A person with shoulder-length hair and glasses is wearing a pink top. Next to them is the cover of the book Woodworking by Emily St. James, featuring a classroom scene with empty chairs and desks. The background is light gray.

    What Emily St. James Hopes You Learn About the Trans Experience From Her Debut Novel

    Friday March 7
    Claire Mehrotra
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  • A woman with long dark hair and a floral earring, smiling in front of a red circle. Next to her is a book cover titled Pieces Youll Never Get Back: A Memoir of Unlikely Survival by Samin Vali, featuring green plants and flowers.

    How an Experience With Death Helped This Writer Reimagine Life

    Thursday March 6
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  • A person in a vibrant orange hat with ornate decorations poses confidently alongside the book cover of Mainline Mama by Keeonna Harris, featuring abstract designs and a serene face on a blue background.

    The Power of Words in the Carceral State | The PEN Ten Interview with Keeonna Harris

    Friday February 28
    Juliana Luna
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  • A person with dreadlocks, wearing sunglasses and a white headwrap, smiles next to the cover of the book Savings Time by Roya Marsh. The cover features colorful patterns and a person reading in a cozy room.

    ‘Darkness is Beautiful’: Roya Marsh on Resistance and Resilience Through Poetry

    Wednesday February 26
    Sarah Dillard
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  • A person with glasses and a serious expression is on the left, wearing a white shirt and gray jacket, against a red circular background. To the right is an image of a bingo card with the blue title Bingo and red text spelling a name.

    “A Man Made of Words” Alan Michael Parker on His Adventures in Flash Fiction

    Thursday February 13
    Malcolm Tariq
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  • Two women are pictured in separate circular cutouts beside the cover of a book titled Can You Imagine? with vibrant illustrations. The background is light gray.

    ‘Can You Imagine?’ Picture Book Highlights the Art and Legacy of Yoko Ono | Lisa Tolin & Yas Imamura

    Tuesday February 11
    Jonathan Friedman
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  • A person with short hair, wearing a dark top, smiles against a red circular background. Beside them is a novel titled The Edge of Water by Olufunke Grace Bankole, featuring a colorful abstract cover design.

    Olufunke Grace Bankole’s debut novel — 20 years in the making

    Thursday February 6
    Amy Reid
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  • A person with a shaved head, wearing a blue shirt, is pictured next to the book cover for Mothers and Sons by Adam Haslett. The cover features colorful silhouettes of two figures against an orange and red background.

    ‘I think of myself as a “method” writer’: Adam Haslett on the challenges and themes in Mothers and Sons

    Thursday January 30
    Aileen Lambert
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