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ALOUD Inside! with Mark Gevisser and Eric Cervini

Mark Gevisser and Eric Cervini

In celebration of Pride Month, ALOUD’s newsletter featured an interview between Mark Gevisser and Eric Cervini, two authors whose recent…

ALOUD Inside! with Wendy MacNaughton

Wendy MacNaughton

For the month of May, in celebration of illustrators, ALOUD’s Director of Public Programs, Jessica Strand, interviewed NYT best-selling illustrator…

Dreams, Genes, & Machines: Are We Living Science Fiction?

Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl and Dr. Andrew N. Meltzoff

The first five years of life are the most critical for learning. As children are using technology earlier and more…

Carl Zimmer

Carl Zimmer

Quantum mechanics is the most important idea in physics, and physicists themselves readily admit that they don’t understand it. Genetics…

Ta-Nehisi Coates

Ta-Nehisi Coates

In a special evening celebrating National Book Award-winning author Ta-Nehisi Coates’ first book of fiction, he’ll be joined by Ryan…

ALOUD Inside! with Billy Collins

Billy Collins

In celebration of National Poetry Month in April, ALOUD shared an exclusive interview with the marvelous former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins and also…

Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn

Nicholas Kristof & Sheryl WuDunn

When New York Times op-ed columnist Nicholas Kristof returned to his hometown of Yamhill, Oregon, the portrait of life in…

Gish Jen

Gish Jen

“I think this book could really save the world,” said Ann Patchett of Gish Jen’s new dystopian novel “The Resisters.”…

National Book Foundation Presents: Untold Stories w/ Kali Fajardo-Anstine

Kali Fajardo-Anstine

2019 National Book Award Finalist Kali Fajardo-Anstine (Sabrina & Corina: Stories) will discuss her work and why the preservation, perpetuation,…

Diane Ravitch

Diane Ravitch

Education is an issue that hits home to every American. One of the foremost authorities on education and the history…