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Dust Child

Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai

Join international bestselling author and poet Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai in conversation with host of The Vietnamese podcast Kenneth Nguyen…

Finding the Words

Colin Campbell

“I wrote this book in the hopes of making grief less frightening, mysterious, and lonely for those of us who…

A Guest at the Feast

Colm Tóibín

Celebrated Irish writer Colm Tóibín (Brooklyn, The Master) returns with a new book of scintillating essays, A Guest at the Feast. This collection blends…

On the Front Lines of Democracy

Joel Simon, Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady

The author of The Infodemic, Joel Simon, and the directors of the HBO documentary Endangered, Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady, describe how…

An Evening with George Saunders

George Saunders

Called the “best short-story writer in English,” (Time) George Saunders is back with a masterful collection that explores ideas of…

Something in Common

Robert D. Putnam and Dr. Vivek H. Murthy

U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek H. Murthy and renowned author and social scientist Dr. Robert D. Putnam join ALOUD for…

An Evening with Cody Keenan

Cody Keenan

Join Cody Keenan, President Obama’s chief speechwriter, and Jon Favreau, co-host of Pod Save America and founder of Crooked Media,…

Dramatizing the Black Experience

Vivian J.O. Barnes, Inda Craig-Galván, and Dave Harris

In the wake of the pandemic, the George Floyd protests, and the country’s ongoing efforts to reconcile its racist past…

Freeman’s: Change

Featuring Rick Bass, Lana Bastašić, and Lina Mounzer

Writer and Editor Extraordinaire, John Freeman returns to ALOUD in celebration of the latest installment of his acclaimed literary journal,…

Better not Bitter, Living in Pursuit of Racial Justice

Yusef Salaam

Writer and activist, Yusef Salaam, a member of the Exonerated Five will join ALOUD with his memoir, Better, Not Bitter, whose story of resilience and strength…