Audio + Video
Prayer and Meditation with Edwidge Danticat (video)
For this contemplative evening, an assembly of writers and artists took to the stage to read their original, deeply personal prayers and meditations. More
Terror, Tragedy, and Change: The Literature of 9-11 (video)
Writers and artists discuss the impact of the 9/11 terror attacks and how literature can reveal the meanings inherent in these events and their aftermath. More
Stories That Traveled (video)
Three authors of books for children and young adults reveal the ways the African continent inspires their work and influences their identities as writers. More
African Poets: The New Generation (video)
This lavishly hip and intellectually robust poetry event brings together editors Kwame Dawes and Chris Abani to discuss the current state of Africa’s vibrant and intense poetry scene. More
Behind the Conflict Zone (video)
A panel of authors goes behind the curtain of political upheaval. How can literature help us understand the nature of conflict? More
Memoir and Memory with Luc Sante (video)
A panel of brilliant, envelope-pushing memoirists examines what happens when the most intimate details of a writer’s life become the subject of his or her professional work. More
Memoir and Memory with Michael Ondaatje (video)
A panel of brilliant, envelope-pushing memoirists examines what happens when the most intimate details of a writer’s life become the subject of his or her professional work. More
Memoir and Memory with Tracy K. Smith (video)
A panel of brilliant, envelope-pushing memoirists examines what happens when the most intimate details of a writer’s life become the subject of his or her professional work. More
A Conversation: Richard Flanagan with Claire Messud (video)
Australia’s leading novelist, Richard Flanagan, makes his first U.S. appearance since his novel The Narrow Road to the Deep North, a harrowing account of his father’s time in a… More
Memoir and Memory (full video)
Where does memory end and imagination begin? Autobiographical writing has occupied many of the most eloquent minds of our time. A panel of brilliant, envelope-pushing memoirists examines what happens… More
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