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May 2015

Video: New York Times Magazine on Vine: The Secret Sadness of Pregnancy with Depression

Story by Andrew Solomon. Photograph by Carla van de Puttelaar.

May 2015

Video: Hay Festival: The Wellcome Book Prize Lecture

A short excerpt from the Wellcome Book Prize lecture, delivered at this year’s Hay Festival in Hay-on-Wye, United Kingdom.

May 2015

Audio: New York Times Book Review Podcast: On the Move

On this week’s podcast, Andrew Solomon talks about Oliver Sacks’s new memoir, “On the Move.”

May 2015

Getting to the Bottom of Depression with Andrew Solomon

Most of all: surround yourself as much as you can with people who understand what you are enduring and will help you through it — be they family, doctors, or friends.

May 2015

Audio: Freethought Radio: Courageous Satire

Freethought Radio interviews Andrew Solomon about PEN American Center’s “Freedom of Expression Courage Award” to French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.

May 2015

PEN American Center Honors Charlie Hebdo Staff, Raises $1.4 Million For Freedom Of Expression

Charlie Hebdo’s current staff has persisted, and tonight’s award reflects their refusal to accept the curtailment of lawful speech through violence.

May 2015

After Protests, Charlie Hebdo Members Receive Standing Ovation at PEN Gala

“The defense of people murdered for their exercise of free speech is at the heart of what PEN stands for. So is the unfettered expression of opposing viewpoints.”

May 2015

At PEN Gala, Charlie Hebdo Editor Calls for Free Expression and Debate

“Being shocked is part of a democratic debate,” Biard said. “Being shot is not.”

May 2015

PEN President Andrew Solomon on Charlie Hebdo

If we value free speech, then this question of the assassin’s veto is a key one.

Apr 2015

Video: WSJ Interviews Andrew Solomon on Charlie Hebdo Award

PEN president Andrew Solomon discusses the controversy surrounding the PEN Award honoring Charlie Hebdo.