Past Events

November 2020
Chris Lombardi on I Ain't Marching Anymore
November 10, 2020,

On the eve of Veteran's Day, in a year filled with anniversaries of war, I Ain't Marching Anymore author Chris Lombardi joins renowned . . .

October 2020
Jon Wiener and Rennie Davis hosted by The Nation
October 30, 2020,

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Let's Talk About Your Wall at Words Without Borders
October 27, 2020,

At this year's virtual Words Without Borders Gala, Let's Talk About Your Wall editor will be joined by contributor and award-winning . . .

Alain Mabanckou at Politics and Prose Live!
October 24, 2020,

Author Alain Mabanckou discusses The Death of Comrade President, his new coming-of-age novel set in 1970s Congo, and the real-life events . . .

Literacy Partners presents Kimberlé Crenshaw
October 23, 2020,

Stefan Szymanski and Silke-Maria Weineck at Literati Bookstore
October 22, 2020,

Stefan Szymanski and Silke-Maria Weineck discuss their new book City of Champions, which explores the history of Detroit through the . . .

McNally Jackson presents Jon Wiener and AO Scott on the Chicago 7
October 20, 2020,

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Commonwealth Club of San Francisco presents Laura E. Gómez and Ian Haney López
October 20, 2020,

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Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o at Politcs and Prose Live!
October 16, 2020,

The Perfect Nine, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o's genre-defying novel in verse tells the story of the founding of the Gĩkũyũ people of Kenya.

Ethan J. Kytle and Blain Roberts at the Center for Fiction
October 7, 2020,

Can America overcome the generational effects of 400 years of slavery when monuments honoring Confederate generals and slave traders still stand . . .

Nell Bernstein at the Center for Fiction
October 5, 2020,

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Alain Mabanckou at the Brooklyn Book Festival
October 5, 2020,

The 2020 Brooklyn Book Festival hosts the online event "Ripples of Violence: Personal and Literary." While the world faces unrest from a multitude . . .

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