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Press: Interviews


Apr 2015

Audio: The Brian Lehrer Show: World Voices, Hate Speech?

The novelist Francine Prose discusses why she withdrew as a host from the PEN gala. Then, PEN’s president Andrew Solomon talks about the state of free expression.

Apr 2015

Audio: All Things Considered: The Charlie Hebdo Controversy

On NPR’s All Things Considered, host Robert Siegel speaks to PEN President Andrew Solomon and author Francine Prose to learn their positions on the matter.

Apr 2015

Video: Andrew Solomon Discusses Illness and Identity in the Disabled

The University of Wyoming student newspaper interviews Andrew Solomon about issues of disability and identity.

Mar 2015

Literary Lion: 5 Questions with Nonfiction Writer Andrew Solomon

Reading is, of course, a pleasure in its own right, but beyond that, it’s the basis for all writing.

Mar 2015

Video: Andrew Solomon on Efecto Naim, NTN 24

Andrew Solomon is interviewed by Moisés Naím on Efecto Naím, a weekly television program on international affairs that airs throughout the Americas

Mar 2015

Four Questions for New PEN President Andrew Solomon

We have a moral obligation to speak of difficult topics, and to speak for people in countries where such open speech is perilous.

Mar 2015

Andrew Solomon Interview at The Good Men Project

A far-ranging conversation on mental health, identity, gay rights, parenting, social justice, and the storytelling that ties us all together.

Feb 2015

Video: Andrew Solomon at Jewish Book Week 2015

Andrew Solomon talks about family and his book “Far from the Tree” with Rabbi Julia Neuberger at Jewish Book Week 2015 in London.

Feb 2015

Video: Hay Vida en Martes with Andrew Solomon

Andrew Solomon is a featured guest on Espacio Fundación Telefónica Madrid’s new series exploring cultural and technological issues.

Feb 2015

Entrevista Con Andrew Solomon: ‘La depresión ayuda a crecer’

Tras una depresión, uno tiende a pensar que es otra persona, como si la identidad fuera otra, pero lo que ha sucedido es que se ha crecido.