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Travel writer and novelist Paul Theroux talked about his book, On the Plain of Snakes: A Mexican Journey, on his his journeys throughout Mexico, including along the Mexico-U.S. border.

Professor Laura Kipnis talked about Men: notes from an Ongoing Investigation, her book of essays on men and the influence they have in society.

Brian Calvert and Chris Cannon argue that the U.S. should elect Canada as president in 2012 and talk about the Canada Party’s platform. In their satire they propose that one gay couple be al…

A history of the Occupy Wall Street movement was written by almost 60 of the participating activists, calling themselves “Writers for the 99%.” Some of the contributors to the book read sele…

Former Senior Editor of Amazon.com, James Marcus, spoke about his book Amazonia: Five Years at the Epicenter of the Dot.com Juggernaut, published by New Press. James Marcus was the company’s…

Author Mary Corey talked about her book The World Through a Monocle: The New Yorker at Midcentury, published by Harvard University Press. She examined the cultural and social history of the …