Library Talks
The Accidental Icon Lyn Slater, a fashion and culture influencer, talks about her new book, How to Be Old, and reflects on life in her 60s. She speaks with Chloé Cooper Jones, author of the bestselling memoir Easy Beauty.
info_outline Chasing Bruno Schulz: Benjamin Balint with Joshua CohenLibrary Talks
Author and journalist Benjamin Balint sits down with Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist Joshua Cohen to discuss Balint’s latest book Bruno Schulz, a fresh portrait of the Polish-Jewish writer and artist that draws on extensive new reporting and archival research.
info_outline Álvaro Enrigue with Marie Arana: You Dreamed of EmpiresLibrary Talks
The author of Sudden Death returns with a new novel that reimagines the destinies of Tenochtitlan.
info_outline Heather Cox Richardson with Andrew Delbanco: Democracy AwakeningLibrary Talks
Historian and author Heather Cox Richardson sits down with Andrew Delbanco to discuss her most recent book, Democracy Awakening.
info_outline Lesbian Poetic Traditions: Judy Grahn and FriendsLibrary Talks
The iconic feminist poet Judy Grahn re-explores the traditions of lesbian poetry from Sappho to Pat Parker and beyond.
info_outline Vauhini Vara with Leslie Jamison: This Is SalvagedLibrary Talks
Prize-winning author Vauhini Vara sits down with Leslie Jamison to discuss her first collection of short stories, This Is Salvaged.
info_outline Ayana Mathis and Justin TorresLibrary Talks
Authors Ayana Mathis, author of The Unsettled, and Justin Torres, author of Blackouts, speak about their award-winning novels.
info_outline Outrageous: Kliph Nesteroff with Marc MaronLibrary Talks
In this episode of Library Talks, author Kliph Nesteroff sits down with comedian Marc Maron to discuss his new book, Outrageous, which chronicles the controversies of American show business and the ongoing attempts to change what we watch, read, and hear.
info_outline Far from Over: The Fight for the Equal Rights AmendmentLibrary Talks
Politicians and activists discuss the continuing push to revive the much-contested Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).
info_outline Mary Beard with Tim Gunn: Emperor of RomeLibrary Talks
Mary Beard returns to the Library to talk with Tim Gunn about her new book, Emperor of Rome, her long-awaited follow up to the international bestseller SPQR.
info_outlineBefore there was Rikers Island, there was Blackwell's—today known as Roosevelt Island. Historian Stacy Horn's newest book Damnation Island: Poor, Sick, Mad, and Criminal in 19th-Century New York is the first in-depth look at its dark past. In addition to a penitentiary, the small strip of land housed an almshouse, mental institution, and a number of hospitals for the poor—which, as one can imagine, lead to disturbing outcomes for the city's most disenfranchised people. From annual reports of the Women's Prison Association to an unpublished autobiography of a survivor of the NYC draft riots, Horn walks us through some of her findings from the NYPL archives used to write this chilling story, and how it sheds light on the same issues of today.