Glory Edim with Aminatou Sow: Gather Me
Library Talks
Glory Edim, the founder of Well-Read Black Girl, discusses her new memoir, Gather Me, an ode to the power reading has had on her life and to books’ ability to help us understand ourselves.
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Clara Bingham with Farai Chideya: Revolutionary Foremothers
Library Talks
Clara Bingham discusses her new book, The Movement, the first oral history of the decade that built the modern feminist movement.
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Ayana Elizabeth Johnson with Steve Connell: What If We Get It Right?
Library Talks
Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, the beloved marine biologist and policy expert imagines an inspiring landscape of possible climate futures.
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Ada Limón and Peter Sís: In Praise of Mystery
Library Talks
The U.S. Poet Laureate and Caldecott honoree Illustrator discuss their transcendent picture book featuring a poem that will travel into space aboard NASA’s Europa Clipper.
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Richard Powers with Marlon James: Playground
Library Talks
Author Richard Powers discusses his latest novel, Playground, which intertwines tales of technology, race, friendships, and the environment.
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Library Talks: Eliza Griswold, Hahrie Han with Andrea Elliott: 'Circle of Hope' and 'Undivided'
Library Talks
Not all evangelical churches fit the stereotypes. In their latest books, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Eliza Griswold and the Inaugural Director of the SNF Agora Institute, Hahrie Han, bear witness to two churches who break the mold. In Circle of Hope, Griswold chronicles the ravaging and ultimately destructive results to a group of progressive-leaning Philadelphia evangelicals who attempt a racial reckoning. In Undivided, Han follows four members of a conservative Midwest church whose lives are radically altered for the better by a six-week program designed to tackle racial injustice...
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Library Talks: DéLana R. A. Dameron with Renée Watson: Redwood Court
Library Talks
DéLana R.A. Dameron is in conversation with author Renée Watson about her debut novel Redwood Court.
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Connie Chung with Walter Isaacson
Library Talks
Connie Chung talks with Walter Isaacson about her new memoir, Connie. The book delves into her storied career as the first Asian woman to break into an overwhelmingly white, male-dominated television news industry. Chung is the first woman to co-anchor the CBS Evening News and the first Asian to anchor any news program in the U.S.
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Taffy Brodesser-Akner: Long Island Compromise
Library Talks
Brodesser-Akner, the author of Fleishman is in Trouble, came by the Library to talk about her latest novel, Long Island Compromise, the story of an American family and the dark moment that shatters the myth of their suburban paradise. She spoke with New York Times Magazine editor-in-chief, Jake Silverstein.
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Protecting Reproductive Freedoms: Lourdes Rivera, Meera Shah, Reva Siegel, and Jessica Bruder
Library Talks
Two years after the U.S. Supreme Court effectively overturned Roe v. Wade with its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the future of abortion access, reproductive rights, and women’s healthcare is murkier than ever. In this episode of Library Talks, a panel of experts examines the impact of the Supreme Court’s decision, including what they’re seeing on the ground and where we might be headed in this significant election year. Featuring Lourdes Rivera, President of Pregnancy Justice Dr. Meera Shah, Chief Medical Officer of Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic...
info_outlineThe 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.