While it was largely business as usual following the cancelation of last year’s ceremony, the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award was ...

PEN America has cancelled its annual award ceremony after dozens of nominated writers withdrew their work in protest against Israel's six-month-long war in Gaza. The literary group announced the ...

Tamron Hall hosted the 2025 PEN America Literary Awards, which honored 13 authors and translators for their contributions to ...

hosted the PEN America Literary Awards on Thursday, May 8, cheekily dubbed “the Oscars for Books." To open up the ceremony, Hall delivered a powerful monologue, noting, “It’s frankly shocking ...