The best literature, says PEN America president Jennifer Egan at the organization’s 2019 awards in New York City ’embodies hard truths, contradictions, and discoveries.’
Arabic-to-English translator Allison Al-Masri offers reading recommendations on Arabic literature in translation and talks about the role of prizes like the Sheikh Zayed Book Award in bringing Arabic writing to more readers.
The UK's quarterly 'Index on Censorship'—the editor of which will speak at the 2019 London Book Fair—has opened its 45-year archive to free readership, a response to an era of fake news and leadership lies.
