Larry Siems balances writing and activism, having published scores of articles on human rights and serving for many years as director of Freedom to Write Programs for the writers’ advocacy organization PEN, in both Los Angeles and New York. His work has appeared in a wide range of publications. He is the author of two books: Between the Lines: Letters Between Undocumented Mexican and Central American Immigrants and Their Families and Friends (1993); The Torture Report: What the Documents Say About America’s Post 9/11 Torture Program (2012); and editor of the forthcoming Guantánamo Diary.