Cautionary Tale…or Instruction Manual
A discussion of museum exhibits used by today's far right as an instruction manual for gaining and wielding power and how to counter this.
A Message from Portugal to the World
Elections for the European Parliament take place this weekend, and in many of the EU countries, anti-democratic and neo-fascist parties are poised to increase their share of the vote. Among…
Against Monoculture
With the cancellation of two YA novels already this year, the PEN America annual meeting and panel discussion moderated by PEN Executive Director Suzanne Nossel on the topic "Writing Wrongs:…
The “We Are Here to Stay” Launch and Panel
The shocking victory of a white nationalist President and his political party in November 2016 led me to wonder about the fate of the many diverse books making their way…
Introducing Debut Novelist Alison Littman
An interview with Alison Littman, author of Radio Underground, set in Hungary in the aftermath of the failed 1956 uprising.
Absurdities and Atrocities
Thoughts on propaganda and political violence, along with a poem inspired by my family heritage trip.
“Burn It All Down”
The scene in my novel where I burn it all down and show boys doing the right thing.
Supportive Communities in Books Portraying Autism
A discussion of three books featuring autistic protagonists and families and communities that offer support and can serve as models.
Stolen Children and the Lessons of a Duck Pond
Are we really superior to the rest of the animals? The stolen children at the border parallels a violent event in nature that I witnessed.
The panelists, from left, Masha Gessen, Max Book, Ian Buruma, and moderator Chip Rawley.
PEN World Voices Festival 2018: “It Can’t Happen Here”
A closing panel of the 2018 PEN World Voices Festival addresses the question: could (or has) an authoritarian regime come to power in the United States?
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