PEN American Center

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First Reported May 24 2012 - Updated May 24 2012 - 1 Documents

David Meltzer

A Book Party Celebrating the Poetry and Life of Marilyn Buck: Political Prisoner, Writer

7:00 PM - 8:30 PMThe Green Arcade is located at 1680 Market Street @Gough in San Francisco CA 94102. For more information, please call (415) 431-6800.Sin Soracco and friends join up to pay tribute to an important activist and woman of lettersCelebrating ... [ Published May 24 2012 by San Francisco Bay Area Independent Media Center ]

Entities: Marilyn Buck, San Francisco (United States), David Meltzer, PEN American Center

First Reported May 21 2012 - Updated May 21 2012 - 1 Documents

Hachette To Bring New eBooks To Libraries

After pulling its new eBook titles from libraries back in 2010, the Hachette Book Group is getting its new list eBooks back into libraries through a new pilot program this spring.Through the pilot program, Hachette will release select eBook titles through ... [ Published May 21 2012 by Media Bistro ]

Entities: E-book, American Society of Journalists and Authors, PEN American Center

First Reported May 07 2012 - Updated May 07 2012 - 1 Documents

Salman Rushdie

World Voices Festival celebrates literary diplomacy (part 2 of 2)

African-American Art Examiner+ SubscribeTo read part one of this article please click here. Part two begins now:Outside of Ethiopia, Eskinder Nega is largely regarded as a champion of free speech and advocate for freedom of the press. He has published ... [ Published May 07 2012 by Examiner.com ]

Entities: PEN American Center, Salman Rushdie, PEN America, International Women's Media Foundation

First Reported Apr 29 2012 - Updated Apr 29 2012 - 1 Documents

Anna Quindlen

Gleick on info, Quindlen on aging: The Week Ahead in NY Books

This is PEN World Voices week, meaning that numerous book-related events will be going on throughout the city. For a full lineup, check the Pen American Center. $ Meanwhile, though not part of this celebration, there’s a great free event featuring James ... [ Published Apr 29 2012 by Examiner.com ]

Entities: James Gleick, Anna Quindlen, Barnes & Noble Inc, Claire Messud, PEN American Center

First Reported Feb 16 2012 - Updated Feb 16 2012 - 1 Documents

Doug Liman

Doug Liman Making Documentary On Torture

Director Doug Liman is putting together a documentary entitled Reckoning With Torture: Memos and Testimonies From the War on Terror. The American Civil Liberties Union and the PEN American Center are expected to announce their collaboration with Liman ... [ Published Feb 16 2012 by Deadline.com ]

Entities: Doug Liman, Torture, Corroboration, PEN American Center

First Reported Feb 15 2012 - Updated Feb 15 2012 - 1 Documents

American Civil Liberties Union

Doug Liman Seeks User Submissions for 'Reckoning With Torture' Film Project

Doug Liman, the director of "The Bourne Identity" and "Mr. & Mrs. Smith," is working with the American Civil Liberties Union and the PEN American Center to create a user-generated film of people reading documents on prisoner abuse and torture. ... [ Published Feb 15 2012 by ArtsBeat ]

Entities: Doug Liman, Torture, PEN American Center, American Civil Liberties Union

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...Mayor Walker tells the King and Queen they are the first visiting royalty to New York since King Albert of Belgium. The King of Siam says, "If some visitors from other worlds, such as Mars, were to come and visit our Earth, I think that the human race would be proud to show them New York, and tell them, 'This is what the human race has been able to do.' "

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Doug Liman Making Documentary On Torture [ Published Feb 16 2012 by Deadline.com ] Director Doug Liman is putting together a documentary entitled Reckoning With Torture: Memos and Testimonies From the War on Terror. The American Civil Liberties Union and the PEN American Center are expected to announce their collaboration with Liman ...
Doug Liman Seeks User Submissions for 'Reckonin... [ Published Feb 15 2012 by ArtsBeat ] Doug Liman, the director of "The Bourne Identity" and "Mr. & Mrs. Smith," is working with the American Civil Liberties Union and the PEN American Center to create a user-generated film of people reading documents on prisoner abuse and torture. ...