All Author Q&As
‘We can learn from these kids’: Street children in ZambiaIn a Q&A, “Walking the Bowl” co-authors Chris Lockhart and Daniel Mulilo Chama talk about honoring the stories of street children in Zambia.
Q&A with Rebecca Solnit, author of ‘Orwell’s Roses’Rebecca Solnit says that George Orwell, who fought totalitarianism, sought a balm in nature. “He understood ... you have to take care of yourself.”
Gen Z’s superpower may be turning fear into actionGen Z’s passion for democracy impresses John Della Volpe, author of “Fight: How Gen Z Is Channeling Their Fear and Passion To Save America.”
How one American Jew learned to see Israel in new lightIn “Twelve Tribes: Promise and Peril in the New Israel,” author Ethan Michaeli paints a nuanced portrait of an Israeli society.
Do Great Books still matter? For Roosevelt Montás, they are essential.Augustine and Plato changed the life of Roosevelt Montás, who emigrated from the Dominican Republic and studied – and later taught – at Columbia.
Space to engage: Michael Eric Dyson shares his ideas for discussing raceIn an interview, scholar and social commentator Michael Eric Dyson talks about his latest book, “Entertaining Race: Performing Blackness in America.”
Q&A with Mayukh Sen, author of ‘Taste Makers’In “Taste Makers,” Mayukh Sen profiles successful female chefs and cookbook authors – immigrants – who made an impact on American food culture.
‘America’s Librarian’ knows why people turn to libraries in times of needNancy Pearl, possibly America’s best-known librarian and recommender of books, shares her thoughts on choosing what to read, and when to stop reading.
Cokie Roberts’ creed: ‘Do something good for somebody else every day’Cokie Roberts’ husband of 53 years writes a moving tribute to the late National Public Radio and ABC News journalist.
Q&A with Chris Hedges, author of ‘Our Class: Trauma and Transformation in an American Prison’Journalist Chris Hedges describes the incredible fortitude of the incarcerated men to whom he taught literature in ‘Our Class.’
Q&A with Les Standiford, author of ‘Battle for the Big Top’‘Battle for the Big Top’ author Les Standiford says that the circus brought Americans together, as well as stood for infinite possibilities.
‘My Beautiful Black Hair’: How a little sister’s struggle led to a celebratory bookWhat options are there for supporting Black women who face hair discrimination? One author’s solution: Reinforce the beauty of natural hair.
Students from abroad are back. What that means to the US.Rajika Bhandari talks about her memoir “America Calling: A Foreign Student in a Country of Possibility” and how students from other countries benefit the U.S.
We know Christa McAuliffe the astronaut. Who was McAuliffe the person?In “The Burning Blue,” author Kevin Cook talks about the down-to-earth life of Christa McAuliffe: extraordinary teacher, compassionate human being.
‘The Power of Strangers’: What we gain from listening to othersJoe Keohane, author of “The Power of Strangers,” says we gain from talking with – and especially listening to – people we don’t know.
Before ‘The Wiz’ and ‘Dreamgirls,’ there was ‘Shuffle Along’In a Q&A, Caseen Gaines talks about the first Broadway musical with an all-Black cast, the 1921 “Shuffle Along,” and how it broke boundaries.
‘Poetry and art unearth moments of reckoning’Poet Yusef Komunyakaa talks about the importance of imagining ourselves in another’s skin. His latest collection is “Everyday Mojo Songs of Earth.”
A prickly mother-daughter bond sustained by Korean foodIn an interview, Michelle Zauner describes how writing the memoir “Crying in H Mart” helped her cope with losing her mother.
One of NASA’s ‘hidden figures’ tells her own storyKatherine Johnson’s work as a NASA mathematician was essential during the space race, if underappreciated. A new memoir sheds light on her story.
Q&A with Dorothy Wickenden, author of ‘The Agitators’Three women who became friends – Harriet Tubman, Frances Seward, and Martha Coffin Wright – agitated to end slavery and to bring women’s rights.
