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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.

  • A person with short hair, glasses, and a hand resting on their chin is shown next to the book cover for So Many Stars by Caro de Robertis. The book highlights trans, nonbinary, genderqueer, and two-spirit people of color.

    ‘We Exist’: Caro De Robertis’ New Book Is a Collection of Oral Histories of 20 Gender-Diverse Elders

    Thursday May 8
    Aleah Gatto
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  • A woman in a gray beanie and puffer jacket stands in front of a red circle. Next to her is the book cover for Fireweed by Lauren Haidab, featuring red plants on a vibrant pink background.

    ‘Society Values Those Women Less’: Lauren Haddad’s Debut Novel Takes on Tough Truths

    Thursday May 1
    Aleah Gatto
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  • A man with glasses and a plaid shirt stands in front of a red circle, next to the book cover for Lovers of Franz K. by Burhan Sönmez, featuring a blue-toned portrait split by a graphic line.

    Burhan Sönmez Asks the Question “Who Owns a Book?”

    Thursday April 24
    Summer Lopez
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  • A man with short, wavy, gray hair and a trimmed beard is shown in profile against a red circle. Next to him is the cover of a book titled Open Heaven by Seán Hewitt, featuring abstract art of a tower and a pink sky.

    The Power and Freedom of Books: Poet Seán Hewitt on his novel Open, Heaven

    Thursday April 17
    Clare Carter
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  • 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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