This week, our thoughts are with the victims of the shootings in Atlanta, as well as their families and communities. Please see PEN America's statement condemning anti-Asian violence and the attacks, and check out our past reading lists featuring works by Asian and Asian American writers, Asian American Voices and Across the Asian Americas.
Our March reading list compiles a list of women’s stories from numerous time periods, backgrounds, and endured hardships that come together in order to remind us how far we’ve come in improving women’s rights and equality, and how much farther we have to go in order to ensure equality for all. Books in this list range from a few hundreds of years in the past to the far future, but they are all a way to engage and reflect upon the vast spectrum of voices and perspectives that make up women’s history. READ NOW ››
The 2021 PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony honors and celebrates remarkable literature, along with the writers, translators, editors, and publishers who helped these stories come to life. Dubbed by past host Seth Meyers as “the Oscars for books,” the 2021 PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony will confer over $380,000 to writers and translators at all stages of their careers. Join us on April 8th for the live announcement of our book awards winners, selected from a list of 55 finalist books featuring outstanding voices in translation, fiction, poetry, science writing, essay, biography, drama, and more. Make sure to reserve your tickets now ››
The PEN Ten with Forsyth Harmon: "Creation requires energy, which for me means taking good care: eating well, getting exercise, corresponding with friends, reading, and resting . . . I saw something the other day about disambiguating different types of rest: physical rest, emotional rest, mental rest. . . that feels important.”
The PEN Ten with Jamie Figueroa: "“Our reality is very much shaped by the details of who we are. Even our imaginations can be restricted by our own personal experience of reality. To that extent, my identity is the entry point from which I access a larger, universal experience."
Truth Telling with Sanderia Faye: "We are the truth-tellers—even in fiction, we are the truth-tellers. We have to continue to write, and even beyond our pain, we have to continue to write. We have to continue to tell the story. We also find ourselves, like myself, being in positions of activism and community involvement. You have to do that. It’s our role, it’s what we do.”
Join T’s book club, which focuses on classic works of American literature, for a conversation on Patricia Highsmith’s classic 1955 novel, The Talented Mr. Ripley, led by the writer Edmund White. On April 22, watch a virtual discussion about the book, featuring White in conversation with T features director Thessaly La Force, that will address questions from readers. We hope you'll read along — and RSVP.
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