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Episode 32 features the 34th Annual PEN/Faulkner Award Ceremony & Reading, which was held at the Folger Shakespeare Library here in Washington, DC on May 10th, 2014.  The winner of this year’s award was Karen Joy Fowler for her novel "We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves," and the four finalists for the prize were: Daniel Alarcón for his novel "At Night We Walk in Circles," Percival Everett for his novel "Percival Everett by Virgil Russell," Joan Silber for her collection of short stories "Fools," Valerie Trueblood for her collection of short stories "Search Party: Stories of Rescue." All five of the authors joined us at the Folger for the ceremony and reading, and they were joined onstage by this year’s judges, Achy Obejas, Manuel Muñoz, and Madison Smartt Bell, who you’ll hear read their citations for each finalist and the winner. The event opened with remarks by Frazier O’Leary, president of PEN/Faulkner’s Board of Directors, Emma Snyder, our Executive Director. The Master of Ceremonies for the event was Newshour’s Jeffrey Brown. 

Episode 32 features the 34th Annual PEN/Faulkner Award Ceremony & Reading, which was held at the Folger Shakespeare Library here in Washington, DC on May 10th, 2014.  The winner of this year’s award was Karen Joy Fowler for her novel "We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves," and the four finalists for the prize were: Daniel Alarcón for his novel "At Night We Walk in Circles," Percival Everett for his novel "Percival Everett by Virgil Russell," Joan Silber for her collection of short stories "Fools," Valerie Trueblood for her collection of short stories "Search Party: Stories of Rescue." All five of the authors joined us at the Folger for the ceremony and reading, and they were joined onstage by this year’s judges, Achy Obejas, Manuel Muñoz, and Madison Smartt Bell, who you’ll hear read their citations for each finalist and the winner. The event opened with remarks by Frazier O’Leary, president of PEN/Faulkner’s Board of Directors, Emma Snyder, our Executive Director. The Master of Ceremonies for the event was Newshour’s Jeffrey Brown. 

Episode 32 features the 34th Annual PEN/Faulkner Award Ceremony & Reading, which was held at the Folger Shakespeare Library here in Washington, DC on May 10th, 2014.  The winner of this year’s award was Karen Joy Fowler for her novel "We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves," and the four finalists for the prize were: Daniel Alarcón for his novel "At Night We Walk in Circles," Percival Everett for his novel "Percival Everett by Virgil Russell," Joan Silber for her collection of short stories "Fools," Valerie Trueblood for her collection of short stories "Search Party: Stories of Rescue." All five of the authors joined us at the Folger for the ceremony and reading, and they were joined onstage by this year’s judges, Achy Obejas, Manuel Muñoz, and Madison Smartt Bell, who you’ll hear read their citations for each finalist and the winner. The event opened with remarks by Frazier O’Leary, president of PEN/Faulkner’s Board of Directors, Emma Snyder, our Executive Director. The Master of Ceremonies for the event was Newshour’s Jeffrey Brown. 

The 2012 PEN/Faulkner Award Ceremony was held on Saturday, May 5th, 2012 at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. This live audio of the ceremony features readings from 2012 PEN/Faulkner Award winner Julie Otsuka, as well as three of the four finalists for the award: Russell Banks, Don DeLillo, and Steven Millhauser. The fourth finalist, Anita Desai, was unable to attend the ceremony.

Lynda Barry, Alison Bechdel and Chris Ware - Nov. 9, 2007 PenFaulkner Reading series Graphic Novels Lynda Barry, Chris Ware Daniel Raeburn, Moderator Friday, November 9, 8 p.m. Held at the Aaron and Cecile Goldman Theater of the Washington, DC Jewish Community Center Lynda Barry Lynda Barry is a writer and cartoonist whose comic strip “Ernie Pook’s Comeek” celebrates its 30th year in print in 2007. She is the author of The Good Times are Killing Me, which she adapted into a long-running off-Broadway play. The New York Times called her second novel, Cruddy, “a work of terrible beauty.” She received the 2003 William Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album and an American Library Association Alex Award for her book One! Hundred! Demons! She lives and works in southern Wisconsin. Alison Bechdel Alison Bechdel’s comic strip Dykes To Watch Out For has become a countercultural institution since it began in 1983. The strip is syndicated in dozens of newspapers, translated into several languages and collected in a series of award-winning books. Utne magazine has listed DTWOF as “one of the greatest hits of the twentieth century.” And Comics Journal says, “Bechdel's art distills the pleasures of Friends and The Nation; we recognize our world in it, with its sorrows and ironies.” Chris Ware Chris Ware is the writer and cartoonist of the periodical The ACME Novelty Library. His other works include Jimmy Corrigan — the Smartest Kid on Earth, recipient of an American Book Award, the Guardian First Book Award, and L’Alph Art; The ACME Novelty Datebook Volumes 1 and 2; and Quimby the Mouse. His work has appeared in many national and international art exhibits, including the Whitney Biennial exhibit in 2002. He was recently awarded the Hoi Fellowship by the newly-formed United States Artists. A regular contributor to The New Yorker, Ware is currently at work on two longform graphic novels, Rusty Brown and Building Stories. Daniel Raeburn is the author of the book Chris Ware. His essays have appeared in The Baffler, Tin House, and The New Yorker. His book about comic books, The Imp of the Perverse, is forthcoming. He teaches creative writing at the University of Chicago.

Lynda Barry, Alison Bechdel and Chris Ware - Nov. 9, 2007 PenFaulkner Reading series Graphic Novels Lynda Barry, Chris Ware Daniel Raeburn, Moderator Friday, November 9, 8 p.m. Held at the Aaron and Cecile Goldman Theater of the Washington, DC Jewish Community Center Lynda Barry Lynda Barry is a writer and cartoonist whose comic strip “Ernie Pook’s Comeek” celebrates its 30th year in print in 2007. She is the author of The Good Times are Killing Me, which she adapted into a long-running off-Broadway play. The New York Times called her second novel, Cruddy, “a work of terrible beauty.” She received the 2003 William Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album and an American Library Association Alex Award for her book One! Hundred! Demons! She lives and works in southern Wisconsin. Alison Bechdel Alison Bechdel’s comic strip Dykes To Watch Out For has become a countercultural institution since it began in 1983. The strip is syndicated in dozens of newspapers, translated into several languages and collected in a series of award-winning books. Utne magazine has listed DTWOF as “one of the greatest hits of the twentieth century.” And Comics Journal says, “Bechdel's art distills the pleasures of Friends and The Nation; we recognize our world in it, with its sorrows and ironies.” Chris Ware Chris Ware is the writer and cartoonist of the periodical The ACME Novelty Library. His other works include Jimmy Corrigan — the Smartest Kid on Earth, recipient of an American Book Award, the Guardian First Book Award, and L’Alph Art; The ACME Novelty Datebook Volumes 1 and 2; and Quimby the Mouse. His work has appeared in many national and international art exhibits, including the Whitney Biennial exhibit in 2002. He was recently awarded the Hoi Fellowship by the newly-formed United States Artists. A regular contributor to The New Yorker, Ware is currently at work on two longform graphic novels, Rusty Brown and Building Stories. Daniel Raeburn is the author of the book Chris Ware. His essays have appeared in The Baffler, Tin House, and The New Yorker. His book about comic books, The Imp of the Perverse, is forthcoming. He teaches creative writing at the University of Chicago.

Sheridan's strictures on reading the church-service; with the notes, regularly annexed, and proper references. By the Rev. W. Faulkner, A.B. 1789.. Digitized from IA40313313-72 . Previous issue: bim_eighteenth-century_a-book-of-psalmody-cont_chetham-john_1779 . Next issue: bim_eighteenth-century_a-letter-to-the-right-re_carter-landon_1760 .

Sheridan's strictures on reading the church-service; with the notes, regularly annexed, and proper references. By the Rev. W. Faulkner, A.B. 1789.. Digitized from IA40313313-72 . Previous issue: bim_eighteenth-century_a-book-of-psalmody-cont_chetham-john_1779 . Next issue: bim_eighteenth-century_a-letter-to-the-right-re_carter-landon_1760 .

Sheridan's strictures on reading the church-service; with the notes, regularly annexed, and proper references. By the Rev. W. Faulkner, A.B. 1789.. Digitized from IA40313313-72 . Previous issue: bim_eighteenth-century_a-book-of-psalmody-cont_chetham-john_1779 . Next issue: bim_eighteenth-century_a-letter-to-the-right-re_carter-landon_1760 .

Sheridan's strictures on reading the church-service; with the notes, regularly annexed, and proper references. By the Rev. W. Faulkner, A.B. 1789.. Digitized from IA40313313-72 . Previous issue: bim_eighteenth-century_a-book-of-psalmody-cont_chetham-john_1779 . Next issue: bim_eighteenth-century_a-letter-to-the-right-re_carter-landon_1760 .

Sheridan's strictures on reading the church-service; with the notes, regularly annexed, and proper references. By the Rev. W. Faulkner, A.B. 1789.. Digitized from IA40313313-72 . Previous issue: bim_eighteenth-century_a-book-of-psalmody-cont_chetham-john_1779 . Next issue: bim_eighteenth-century_a-letter-to-the-right-re_carter-landon_1760 .

Includes bibliographical references and index

Includes bibliographical references and index

Includes bibliographical references and index

Includes bibliographical references and index