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Anand Giridharadas

Anand Giridharadas

In an impassioned call to action for elites and everyday citizens alike, former New York Times columnist Anand Giridharadas shines…

Finding My Voice

Valerie Jarrett

Marlon James

Marlon James, Roxane Gay

Stories From a Life Lived Along the Border

Reyna Grande, Jean Guerrero, Octavio Solis

Bestselling author Reyna Grande’s newest memoir, A Dream Called Home, offers an inspiring account of one woman’s quest to find her…

Of Love and War

Lynsey Addario

The Pulitzer Prize and MacArthur-winning photojournalist and New York Times bestselling author Lynsey Addario has captured audiences with her highly…

The Library Book

Susan Orlean

Join us for a special program on the 25th anniversary of the reopening of the Los Angeles Central Library that…

History of Violence: A Novel

Édouard Louis

“Édouard Louis uses literature as a weapon,” says a recent New York Timesprofile of the internationally bestselling French author. Louis, whose…

There, There: A Novel

Tommy Orange

Tommy Orange’s There There is an extraordinary portrait of America like we’ve never seen before. Orange, an enrolled member of…

The Browns of California: The Family Dynasty that Transformed a State and Shaped a Nation

Miriam Pawel and Kathleen Brown

Miriam Pawel, the Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and author of the definitive biography, The Crusades of Cesar Chavez, continues to chronicle…

Talking to My Daughter About the Economy: How Capitalism Works – and How it Fails

Yanis Varoufakis

Greece’s former finance minister, international bestselling author, and an activist working for the revival of democracy in Europe, Yanis Varoufakis…