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In this episode of Library Talks , the acclaimed Irish writer, Fintan O'Toole, delivers the annual Robert B. Silvers lecture. The idea of gr...

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In this episode of Library Talks , The legal scholar and former White House official, Tim Wu, examines how today's tech giants extract wealt...

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In this episode of Library Talks , award-winning author and New York Times Magazine staff writer Jonathan Mahler joins the podcast to discus...

In this episode of Library Talks , the former director of the CDC Dr. Tom Frieden, joins Library Talks to discuss his new book The Formula f...

In this episode of Library Talks , Irin Carmon speaks with Melissa Murray about her new book Unbearable . In Unbearable , Irin Carmon draws...

In this episode of Library Talks , Author Francesca Wade, joins Library Talks to discuss her new book Gertrude Stein: An Afterlife she is jo...

In this episode of Library Talks , Ray D. Madoff, a professor at Boston College Law School, talks about her new book The Second Estate which...

In this episode of Library Talks , Cheryl McKissack Daniel—fifth-generation leader of the nation's oldest Black-owned design and constructio...

In this episode of Library Talks , acclaimed novelist Gish Jen joins Library Talks to discuss her latest book Bad Bad Girl. She is joined by...

In this episode of Library Talks , join Dua Lipa for a live discussion of Flesh by David Szalay, a book club pick for Service95—the global l...

In this episode of Library Talks , Educator NYPL staff member and author Brian Jones joins Library Talks to discuss his new book Black Histo...

In this episode of Library Talks , in honor of The New Yorker's 100th anniversary, editor David Remnick is joined by Henry Finder, Tyler Fog...

In this episode of Library Talks , American historian Jill Lepore joins Library Talks to discuss her latest book We the People: A History of...

In this episode of Library Talks , m ultidisciplinary artist and theologian, Tricia Hersey joins Library Talks to discuss her latest book We...

In this episode of Library Talks , Author and editor Lauren O'Neill-Butler joins Library Talks to discuss her latest book, The War of Art: A...

In this episode of Library Talks , Miriam Toews, the internationally bestselling author of Women Talking and Fight Night discusses writing a...

In this episode of Library Talks , Research scientist Joshua Miele joins Library Talks to discuss his memoir Connecting Dots: A Blind Life....

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In this episode of Library Talks , writer, activist, and speaker Raquel Willis joins Library Talks to discuss her memoir The Risk It Takes t...

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In this episode of Library Talks , National book award finalist Jonas Hassen Khemiri talks to Tess Gunty about his latest book, The Sisters....

In this episode of Library Talks, New York's funniest LGBTQ performers take the stage for a one-night-only celebration of queer comedy, comm...

Former U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King, Jr talks to Lisette Nieves about his latest book, Teacher by Teacher.

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In this episode of Library Talks , acclaimed journalist and National Book Award finalist Barbara Demick talks to Jessica Bruder about her la...

In this episode of Library Talks , author Madeleine Thien talks to Jiayang Fan about her latest book, The Book of Records. The Book of Recor...

In this episode of Library Talks , Author and Journalist Claire Hoffman sits down with fellow journalist Jelani Cobb to talk about her lates...

Bestselling author and historian Russell Shorto talks to Aidan Flax-Clark about his latest book, Taking Manhattan.

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