Juneteenth
Author John Callahan talked about the book Juneteenth, written by Ralph Waldo Ellison. The book is based on manuscripts from Ellison and Mr. Callahan edited the raw manuscripts to create a m…
923 viewsAuthor John Callahan talked about the book Juneteenth, written by Ralph Waldo Ellison. The book is based on manuscripts from Ellison and Mr. Callahan edited the raw manuscripts to create a m…
923 viewsThe authors talked about their book, Tournament of Shadows: The Great Game and Race for Empire in Central Asia (A Cornelia and Michael Bessie Book), published by Counterpoint Press. The book…
522 viewsJerome Loving talked about his new book on American poet Walt Whitman. He discussed how his research for the book affected his own thoughts on race and politics.
330 viewsIn a presentation on children’s poetry, fifth grade students each read two original poems. They were followed by adult poets who talked about children’s poetry and read their own poems.
1,180 viewsAnne Fadiman spoke about her book, Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader, published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux, about her love of books and book collecting. Several essays deal with read…
541 viewsJames Billington talked about the importance of books in our lives. Various speakers spoke about the different rooms in the Library of Congress and the many interesting materials found in th…
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