May 2020
The recent surge in hate crimes, violence, and verbal assaults against Asians, Asian Americans, and Pacific Islanders is a painful reminder that racism, bigotry, and xenophobia are persistent challenges in the United States.
Mar 2020
Andrew Solomon and Stephen Fee discuss the national debate over the risks of social isolation and its consequences for mental health.
Jul 2018
On the occasion of his 42nd birthday, and to mark his continued incarceration and ongoing hunger strike, writers from around the world read excerpts from Oleg Sentsov’s “Testament.”
Oct 2017
Literature is a place where we can construct new realities together, but unless the literature available to us is representative, those new realities threaten to reconstruct the prejudice and discrimination of the world we live in. — Ai Weiwei
May 2017
How are today’s realities and paradoxes shifting what gay writers and activists take on? Writers and artists Ali Asgar,Édouard Louis, Garth Greenwell and Andrew Solomon explore how gay life, gay men and gay culture are changing and how artists are responding in their work.
Apr 2017
Andrew Solomon’s remarks at the 2017 PEN America Literary Gala.
Jan 2017
Writers and artists have taken a collective stand to defend free expression, reject hatred, and uphold the truth.
May 2016
Andrew Solomon’s opening remarks at the 2016 PEN America Literary Gala, held on May 16, 2016, at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
Apr 2016
PEN President Andrew Solomon discusses his new book, Far and Away: Reporting from the Brink of Change, at the Instituto Cervantes, New York City.
Apr 2016
Andrew Solomon and Maria Stepanova discuss Russian culture and society, the voice of the intelligentsia, and the challenges of independent presses.
