Library Talks The New York Public Library
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Join The New York Public Library and your favorite writers, artists, and thinkers for smart talks and provocative conversations from the nation’s cultural capital.
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Colm Tóibín with Caoilinn Hughes: Long Island
In this episode of Library Talks, Colm Tóibín sits down with Irish writer Caoilinn Hughes to discuss his latest book, Long Island, which takes place twenty years after the events of his bestselling and beloved novel Brooklyn.
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Emily Wilson: Reading The Iliad
The groundbreaking translator and professor of classics reads from and discusses her masterful new English version of the greatest literary landmark of antiquity. Actors Ben Shenkman and Morgan Spector will read selections from Wilson's translation.
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Ruha Benjamin with Rujeko Hockley: Imagination
Social and technology critic Ruha Benjamin examines the power of our imagination to challenge systems of oppression and to create a world in which everyone can thrive.
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Library Talks - Marilynne Robinson
Legendary novelist and essayist Marilynne Robinson discusses her new book, Reading Genesis, with author Ayana Mathis. Often overlooked as a piece of literature, Robinson reconsiders The Book of Genesis and its exploration of themes that resonate throughout the Old and New Testaments.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton with Jennifer Weiner
Hillary Rodham Clinton sits down with author Jennifer Weiner to discuss books, politics, and much more.
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Sasha Issenberg with Maggie Haberman: The Lie Detectives
Journalist and the author Sasha Issenberg sits down with the New York Times’ senior political correspondent Maggie Haberman to discuss his latest book, The Lie Detectives.