The PEN/Faulkner Foundation

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The podcast currently has 44 episodes available.

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March 17, 2017 Episode 54 – A Tribute to Robert Stone
Robert Stone wrote eight novels, as well as numerous short stories and a memoir. In his writing, Stone vividly captured the chaos and elation of the 1960s and the darkness at the heart of American empire-building. His novel Dog Soldiers won the National … Continue reading →
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February 22, 2017 Episode 53 – Louise Erdrich
The PEN/Faulkner Podcast is back! Louise Erdrich is the author of fourteen novels, a volume of short stories, several books of poetry, and a series of children’s books. Her novel The Round House won the 2012 National Book Award; she is … Continue reading →
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June 21, 2016 Episode 52 – Edna O’Brien
Edna O’Brien at Sixth & I Historic Synagogue Moderated by PEN/Faulkner Board Director Emeritus Stephen Goodwin Edna O’Brien has been hailed as the doyenne of Irish literature. From the beginning of her career, O’Brien broke literary ground, writing openly about female … Continue reading →
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April 19, 2016 Episode 51 – Mitchell S. Jackson and Leslie Jamison
I Feel Your Pain: An Evening with Mitchell S. Jackson and Leslie Jamison Moderated by PEN/Faulkner Board President Richard McCann Mitchell S. Jackson’s novel The Residue Years, the winner of the Ernest Gaines Award for Literary Excellence, is based on … Continue reading →
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April 06, 2016 Episode 50 – Celeste Ng & John Wray
Celeste Ng and John Wray joined us on February 23rd at the Folger Shakespeare Library to explore family secrets and expectations, adolescent yearning and the fascination with danger. Continue reading →
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December 21, 2015 Episode 49 – Deborah Eisenberg
In Episode 49 of the PEN/Faulkner Podcast, we present the PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in Short Fiction to Deborah Eisenberg. Eisenberg reads here from the short story “Your Duck is My Duck,” published in Fence Magazine. Subscribe to the podcast … Continue reading →
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December 07, 2015 Episode 48 – Replacement Lives
Replacement Lives: An Evening with David Bezmozgis, Boris Fishman, and Lara Vapnyar, Moderated by Olga Grushin This evening was co-hosted by the Washington, DC JCC. David Bezmozgis, Boris Fishman, and Lara Vapnyar were all born in the Soviet Union in … Continue reading →
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1h 25min
November 10, 2015 Episode 47 – SPARK: The 27th Annual PEN/Faulkner Celebration
Back row, from left: Dolen Perkins-Valdez, Elliot Ackerman, Molly Antopol, Justin Taylor, T. Geronimo Johnson, and Marlon James. Front row, from left: Kseniya Melnik, Kirstin Valdez Quade, Susan Coll, Julie Otsuka, Jocelyn Reyes, and Celia Caldwell. Photo credit: James Brantley. … Continue reading →
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June 24, 2015 Episode 46 – 2015 PEN/Faulkner Award Ceremony
Episode 46 features the 35th Annual PEN/Faulkner Award Ceremony & Reading, which was held at the Folger Shakespeare Library here in Washington, DC on May 2nd, 2015. Continue reading →
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June 10, 2015 Episode 45 – Where We Are From: Place and Personhood in Fiction with Allan Gurganus and Elizabeth Strout
The next installment of the PEN/Faulkner Podcast features Allan Gurganus and Elizabeth Strout in conversation with Linda Holmes at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. Continue reading →
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FAQs about The PEN/Faulkner Foundation:

How many episodes does The PEN/Faulkner Foundation have?

The podcast currently has 44 episodes available.