Sharon Olds on Balladz: Poetry
On Demand"At the time of have-not, I look at myself in this mirror," writes Sharon Olds in Balladz, a self-scouring, exhilarating volume which opens with a section of quarantine poems, and […]
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Rhea Ewing on Fine: A Comic About Gender: Nonfiction
On DemandWhen Rhea Ewing neared college graduation in 2012, they became consumed by the question: “What is gender?” The obsession sparked a quest in which they eagerly approached friends and strangers […]
Mason Engel on The Bookstour: Documentary
On DemandCalling all lovers of indie bookstores for a Miami Book Fair two-part event: A screening of a new literary documentary and a panel of the nation’s foremost independent booksellers! In […]
Sally Denton on The Colony: Faith and Blood in a Promised Land: True Crime
On DemandOn November 4, 2019, a caravan of women and children was ambushed on a desolate road in northern Mexico controlled by the Sinaloa drug cartel. Nine people died; five were […]
Percival Everett on Dr. No: A Novel: Fiction
On DemandThe protagonist of Percival Everett’s Dr. No: A Novel is a brilliant professor of mathematics who goes by “Wala Kitu.” Wala, he explains, means “nothing” in Tagalog, as does Kitu, […]
Antonio Padilla & Michio Kaku: A Conversation
On DemandIn Fantastic Numbers and Where to Find Them: A Cosmic Quest from Zero to Infinity, leading theoretical physicist and cosmologist Antonio Padilla offers an irreverent cosmic tour of nine of […]
An Evening With Art Spiegelman & Hillary Chute
LivestreamRegister to join livestream. Richly illustrated with images from Art Spiegelman’s work, Hillary Chute’s Maus Now: Selected Writings gathers responses to the work from many of contemporary culture’s leading critics, […]
Michael Pollan With Karen Koffler: A Conversation
On DemandIn This Is Your Mind on Plants (Penguin Books), Michael Pollan dives deep into three plant drugs – opium, caffeine, and mescaline – and our thinking about them. Treating them […]
Melissa Fu, Tsering Yangzom Lama & Shruti Swamy: A Conversation
On DemandSpanning continents and generations, Melissa Fu’s Peach Blossom Spring: A Novel offers a bold look at the history of modern China, told through the story of one family. An American […]
Sandra Cisneros & Joy Harjo: A Conversation
On DemandWoman Without Shame: Poems by Sandra Cisneros is a moving collection of songs, elegies, and declarations that chronicle her pilgrimage toward rebirth and the recognition of her prerogative as a […]
2021 National Poetry Series Winner Shelley Puhak
On DemandThe National Poetry Series was established in 1978 to recognize and promote excellence in contemporary poetry by ensuring the publication of five books of poetry annually through participating publishers. In […]
Jóvenes voces contemporáneas
On DemandGuillermo Ruiz Plaza, narrador, ensayista y antólogo, ganador del Premio Nacional de Novela de su país, Bolivia, llega a la feria con Días detenidos, obra que refleja el choque cultural […]