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Ian Buruma, professor of democracy, human rights, and journalism at Bard College, talked about his book, Year Zero: A History of 1945, in which he examines the world following the end of Wor…

Ron Rosenbaum talked about the updated edition of his book, Explaining Hitler: The Search for the Origins of His Evil, about the many theories of how Adolf Hitler formed his ideologies and c…

Television and radio host Faith Salie hosted the 63rd annual National Book Awards. The National Book Foundation presented The Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters to auth…

Martin Amis, Carol Blue, Cary Goldstein, and Robert Weil discussed Christopher Hitchens' book Mortality, in which Mr. Hitchens, while suffering from esophageal cancer, described the torments…

A tribute was held for author Christopher Hitchens, who died on December 15, 2011. Numerous speakers, including family, friends, and colleagues, spoke about their relationships and read exce…

Moderated by Mr. Buford, authors discussed the difficulties that arise when writing a memoir, as well as the fine line between the memoir and the novel. They answered audience members' quest…

Mr. Amis talked about his book Experience: A Memoir, published by Talk Miramax Books. The book recounts events from his own writing career, offers insight into the British literary scene, a…

Authors paid tribute to the life and career of Vladimir Nabokov, best known for his work Lolita. They spoke about his impact on the literary community and how his ideas challenged Cold War S…

Author Martin Amis discussed Vladimir Nabokov’s "Lolita".

Author Martin Amis spoke about the concept of masculinity in modern literature, especially in the poetry of Philip Larkin and Robert Bly. He spoke about how the confusion and uncertainty abo…