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Robert Caro talked about his book, Working: Researching, Interviewing, Writing, on his experiences investigating and crafting biographies of President Lyndon Baines Johnson and Robert Moses.…

NBC/MSNBC news correspondent Jacob Soboroff spoke about undocumented immigration and the child separation policy and his first hand coverage of the issue. This virtual event was sponsored by…

Journalist Jim Newton discussed the career of former California Governor Jerry Brown, including his impact on national politics and his thoughts about America’s future. Jerry Brown joined in…

Norman Mailer was interviewed by David Ulin about his book, The Castle in the Forest: A Novel, published by Random House. This work of historical fiction focuses on Adolph Hitler’s childhood…

Senator Boxer had a conversation with John Dean on current political issues and her book A Time to Run: A Novel, published by Chronicle Books. Among the topics they discussed were Roe v. Wa…

Director and actor Rob Reiner conversed with Ms. Huffington at the Skirball Cultural Center about her book, Fanatics and Fools: The Game Plan for Winning Back America. Ms. Huffington descri…

Joan Didion discussed her California heritage, the history of her home state, and its politics in her memoir, Where I Was From, published by Knopf. She was interviewed by Mr. Rutton, and the…

Author Norman Mailer talked about his book The Spooky Art: Some Thoughts on Writing, published by Random House. He talked with author and critic Carol Muske-Dukes about writing, writers, and…

The journalists talked about PBS’s The NewsHour, the state of television journalism, and their careers as authors. They also responded to questions from the audience.

Mr. LeCarre spoke about how his life experiences were reflected in his writing. He said that he first began to be interested in intelligence matters while working in refugee camps in post-Wo…

Mr. Wagner talked about his book, Twilight of the Wagners: The Unveiling of a Family’s Legacy, published by St. Martin’s Press. Wagner, the great-grandson of composer Richard Wagner, describ…

Harry Shearer talked about his book It’s the Stupidity, Stupid: Why People Hate Clinton and Why the Rest of Us Have to Watch, published by Random House, which was a sardonic analysis of the …

David Halberstam discussed his book Michael Jordan: Playing for Keeps, published by Random House. The book explores the life of Michael Jordan from his boyhood to the pinnacle of his career.…