Videos

Authors Ada Calhoun, Hafizah Augustus Geter and Hua Hsu shared their thoughts on writing their own personal histories.

Authors Paisley Currah and Hugh Ryan looked at how LGBTQ rights intersect with government and U.S. laws.

Authors Chloe Jones, Meghan O’Rourke and Linda Villarosa shared their views on health care discrimination and healing our society.

Authors Qian Wang, Kendra James and Danica Roem spoke about race and identity in America.

Authors Kim Kelly, Maximillian Alvarez and Robert Hennelly spoke about the future of work in America and the labor movement.

Authors Wilfred Codrington, Chris Fabricant, and William Araiza examined the legitimacy of laws and legal institutions.

Authors Mariame Kaba, Derecka Purnell, and Marlon Peterson discussed their paths to becoming abolitionists.

The New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center hosted a discussion on the legacy of book publisher Amistad as well as the work of the late novelist Zora Neale Hurston. The speakers included…

Authors Paul Auster and Joyce Carol Oates discussed writing across genres. This program was part of the Brooklyn Book Festival.

Authors Jamal Greene (How Rights Went Wrong) and Wilfred Codrington (The People’s Constitution) discussed societal and individual rights throughout history. This program, moderated by the…

Authors Heather McGhee (The Sum of Us) and George Packer (Last Best Hope) discussed societal divides and inequities. This program was part of the Brooklyn Book Festival.

Authors Sloane Crosley, Rivka Galchen, and Clifford Thompson joined essayist and editor Phillip Lopate to discuss The Contemporary American Essay. This program was part of the Brooklyn Book…

Authors Uli Beutter Cohen and Min Jin Lee discussed Ms. Cohen’s book, Between the Lines: Stories from the Underground. This program, moderated by Belletrist’s Karah Preiss and Books are…

Isabel Wilkerson, author of Caste, and Michael Eric Dyson, author of Long Time Coming, discussed race and caste in America. This video was provided by the Brooklyn Book Festival.…

Mark Honigsbaum (The Pandemic Century), Paolo Giordano (How Contagion Works), and Sonia Shah (Pandemic ) discussed the potential effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on society. This video was provided…

Contributors to Finish the Fight discussed the fight for women’s right to vote. This video was provided by the Brooklyn Book Festival.

Charlton McIlwain, author of Black Software; Joanne McNeil, author of Lurking; and Frank Pasquale, author of New Laws of Robotics discussed the past and future of technology. This video was…

Authors talked about the “American dream.” The panelists were Eula Biss, author of Having and Being Had; Imani Perry, author of Breathe; Ada Calhoun, author of Why We Can’t Sleep; and Stephanie…

Joe Sacco, author of “Paying the Land,” Dave Chisholm, author of “Chasin' the Bird,” and Emei Butell, author of “We Served the People,” discussed writing lesser known stories. This video…

Clarence Taylor, author of Fight the Power, discussed the history of civil rights in New York. This video was provided by the Brooklyn Book Festival.