Plus: reading lists, recipes, and more for your weekend
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** The PEN World Voices Festival Goes Digital ([link removed][UNIQID])
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There has never been a greater need for us to hear the deeper truths afforded by literature. PEN America has curated an ongoing digital version of our World Voices Festival, which includes a suite of podcasts, videos, interviews, and musical playlists. Join us in celebrating the beauty and power of storytelling from home. Learn more here » ([link removed][UNIQID])
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** PODCASTS
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** These Truths: Episode 1 ([link removed][UNIQID])
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** The World Voices Podcast
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Check out the first episode of These Truths: The World Voices Podcast, featuring John Freeman, author and executive editor of Literary Hub, and the Turkish novelist and activist Elif Shafak. Listen now » ([link removed][UNIQID])
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** READING LISTS
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** An APA Heritage Month
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From poetry and fiction, to experimental sportswriting and biography, the books in our newest reading list share striking insights about the Asian American experience.
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** WRITERS WHO COOK
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** Celeste Ng's Go-To Bread Recipe ([link removed][UNIQID])
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We're asking some of our favorite writers what they're cooking at home these days. Our latest recipe comes from Celeste Ng, author of Little Fires Everywhere.
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** BOOKSTORE ROUNDUP
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** Spotlighting Indie Bookstores ([link removed][UNIQID])
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PEN America is continuing to spotlight some of our favorite independent bookstores around the country. Check out Volume 2 ([link removed][UNIQID]) and Volume 3 ([link removed][UNIQID]) of our roundup, featuring stores from the Piedmont Region, Tulsa, Atlanta, Chicago, NYC, and LA.
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** Dare to Speak ([link removed][UNIQID])
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From PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel, Dare to Speak is a a vital, necessary playbook for navigating and defending free speech today while also cultivating a more inclusive public culture. Learn more here ([link removed][UNIQID]) , and tune in to our weekly "Tough Questions" segment with Suzanne on The PEN Pod ([link removed][UNIQID]) , where we discuss tricky questions about free speech and expression.
The PEN Ten
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** Catch up on our latest conversations with authors and journalists.
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› Author and screenwriter Charles Yu on his new book, Interior Chinatown, and why Asian American representation in entertainment matters. Listen here » ([link removed][UNIQID])
› Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and Emmy-nominated filmmaker Jose Antonio Vargas on how the pandemic is impacting immigrants in the United States and around the globe. Listen here » ([link removed][UNIQID])
Coming up
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› May 9: Children’s Book Week: A Reading Hour with Natashia Deón. Presented in partnership with the California African American Museum. RSVP here » ([link removed][UNIQID])
› May 15: Celebrate LA: The Emerging Voices Reading. PEN America's 2020 Emerging Voices Fellows read from their works. Learn more here » ([link removed][UNIQID])
› May 16: Poets Gather to Celebrate Nandi Comer’s Book Release. Presented in partnership with Northwestern University Press. Learn more here » ([link removed][UNIQID])
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** Random House Presents: Virtual Commencement ([link removed][UNIQID])
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Join Random House for a virtual commencement ceremony, as an all-star lineup of bestselling authors, including Martha Stewart, George Saunders, Lauren Graham, and Anna Quindlen toasts this year’s grads. Use code RHGRAD2020* for 20% off, plus free shipping, when you purchase their books, ** featured here ([link removed][UNIQID])
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