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The Amen Effect: Ancient Wisdom to Mend Our Broken Hearts and World

Rabbi Sharon Brous

Join us for a conversation with one of our country’s most prominent rabbis, Rabbi Sharon Brous of IKAR, discussing her new book, The Amen…

Liliana’s Invincible Summer: A Sister’s Search for Justice

Cristina Rivera Garza

In 2019, Cristina Rivera Garza traveled from her home in Texas to Mexico City, in search of an old unresolved…

To Free the Captives: A Plea for the American Soul

Tracy K. Smith

ALOUD welcomes two-time Poet Laureate of the United States and Pulitzer Prize–winner Tracy K. Smith with her remarkable book To Free…

An Amerikan Family: The Shakurs and the Nation They Created

Santi Elijah Holley

Award-winning journalist Santi Elijah Holley brings us a long overdue look at the Shakur family who, for over fifty years, have…

Ordinary Light: A Memoir

Tracy K. Smith

The Pulitzer Prize-winning poet discusses her new memoir, a gorgeous kaleidoscope of self and family that explores the meaning of…

Dwell Time: A Memoir of Art, Exile, and Repair

Rosa Lowinger

Renowned art conservator Rosa Lowinger reveals in her beautiful memoir Dwell Time, a journey of her difficult childhood in Miami growing…

First Gen: A Memoir

Alejandra Campoverdi

From former White House aide to President Obama and Harvard graduate, Alejandra Campoverdi comes a riveting unflinching memoir on navigating…

Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World

Naomi Klein

“A dazzling, hallucinatory tour de force that takes the reader through shadow selves and global fascism, leaving them gasping by…

The Fraud

Zadie Smith

Highly acclaimed novelist Zadie Smith comes to Los Angeles to discuss her historical novel, The Fraud, based on real events…

The Rabbit Hutch

Tess Gunty

“Tess Gunty’s debut novel… is lush and melancholy, jumping between various points of view. It’s a meandering story that defies…