I Wish there Had Been Writers Like You Writing about Characters with Which My Children Could Have Identified

Jacob Ross and Ashley Thorpe in conversation with Heather Marks about intergenerational writing.

—Interviews | Long reads

31 min read

Between Worlds: Sabrina Mahfouz’s Encomium for Leila Aboulela

Sabrina Mahfouz's 2025 PEN Pinter Prize encomium.

—Essays

5 min read

I Don’t Want to Traumatise Children, but I Do Want to Be Truthful: A Conversation with Jacqueline Wilson

Jacqueline Wilson on letters, empathy, book bans.

—Interviews

14 min read

When I Walk in Gaza, I Put My Hands in My Pockets

Ahmad Bassiouny writes from Gaza. Translated by Ibrahim Fawzy.

—Essays

9 min read

To Fill the Void: A Conversation with Chloe Gong

Chloe Gong on how YA fiction and Shakespeare shaped her writing voice.

—Young Voices | Interviews

6 min read

Letting Us Adults In on a Secret: An Interview with Liliana Corobca and Monica Cure

Liliana Corobca and Monica Cure on children, Moldova, and secrets.

—Interviews

11 min read

It’s Michael Rosen!

Joseph Coelho on his poem marking Michael Rosen winning the 2023 PEN Pinter Prize

—Essays

5 min read

A Cake Full of Knives: An Interview with Elisa Victoria

Elisa Victoria on child narrators, comics, and post-Franco Spain. Translated by Charlotte Whittle.

—Interviews

12 min read

The Third One Might Not Take as Long: An Interview with Shehan Karunatilaka

Shehan Karunatilaka on language, living history, labour and luck.

—Interviews

7 min read