Inside the “Oscars for Books,” the PEN America Literary Awards

Inside the “Oscars for Books,” the PEN America Literary Awards

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The PEN America Literary Awards occupy a unique space in American letters: Though host Kal Penn said they’ve been described as “the Oscars for books,” the books honored are staunchly anti-commercial and often explicitly political. With the exception of Tina Fey, who received the PEN/Mike Nichols…

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