Videos

Trystan Reese spoke about his pregnancy, family, and LGBTQ parenthood as a transgender man. This virtual program was hosted by Powell’s Books in Portland.

New York University Professor Perri Klass provided a history of child mortality over the past 100 years and explained the changes in health care changes that led to a decrease. This virtual …

Holocaust survivor Irene Butter reflected on her childhood, being imprisoned in two concentration camps during World War II, and her arrival to the United States in 1945.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie delivered the 2015 PEN World Voices Arthur Miller Freedom to Write Lecture and then participated in a Q&A with Andrew Solomon, president of the PEN American Center.

The 78th annual Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards were presented to books that have “made important contributions to our understanding of racism and our appreciation of the rich diversity of human …

Authors speak about recent books they have written, all of which started as somewhat political works and ended up being very personal narratives. They answered questions from the audience.

A medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters was bestowed on Arthur Miller, writer of more than 40 plays, screenplays, novels, and collections of essays. The master of ceremoni…

Mr. Solomon talked about his book, Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression. Mr. Pollan talked about his book, Botany of Desire: A Plant’s-Eye View of the World. They answered audience question…

David James Duncan was a National Book Awards Finalist and he gave a speech explaining parts of his book entitled “My Story As Told By Water.”