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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.
March 17, 2017Episode 54 – A Tribute to Robert StoneRobert 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 →...more0minPlay
February 22, 2017Episode 53 – Louise ErdrichThe 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 →...more0minPlay
June 21, 2016Episode 52 – Edna O’BrienEdna 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 →...more0minPlay
April 19, 2016Episode 51 – Mitchell S. Jackson and Leslie JamisonI 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 →...more0minPlay
April 06, 2016Episode 50 – Celeste Ng & John WrayCeleste 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 →...more0minPlay
December 21, 2015Episode 49 – Deborah EisenbergIn 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 →...more1h 2minPlay
December 07, 2015Episode 48 – Replacement LivesReplacement 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 →...more1h 25minPlay
November 10, 2015Episode 47 – SPARK: The 27th Annual PEN/Faulkner CelebrationBack 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 →...more53minPlay
June 24, 2015Episode 46 – 2015 PEN/Faulkner Award CeremonyEpisode 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 →...more56minPlay
June 10, 2015Episode 45 – Where We Are From: Place and Personhood in Fiction with Allan Gurganus and Elizabeth StroutThe 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 →...more1h 18minPlay
FAQs about The PEN/Faulkner Foundation:How many episodes does The PEN/Faulkner Foundation have?The podcast currently has 44 episodes available.