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An Evening with Judy Blume

Judy Blume, Alex Cohen

This iconic author who has won the hearts and minds of readers of all ages, is also known for her…

Dictionaries and the Bending of Language

Mark Z. Danielewski, John McWhorter, Howard A. Rodman

Linguist, political commentator and author John McWhorter talks with genre-busting author Mark Z. Danielewski about whether dictionaries support or inhibit…

Ordinary Light: A Memoir

Tracy K. Smith

The Pulitzer Prize-winning poet ascended to the ALOUD stage to discuss her new memoir, a gorgeous kaleidoscope of self and…

At The Existentialist Café:
Freedom, Being and Apricot Cocktails

Sarah Bakewell, David L. Ulin

The best-selling author of the National Book Critics Circle Award-Winner How to Live, a spirited account of twentieth century intellectual…

H is for Hawk

Helen Macdonald, Louise Steinman

A New York Times bestseller and award-winning sensation, Helen Macdonald’s story of adopting and raising one of nature’s most vicious…

Incarceration Nations:
A Journey to Justice in Prisons Around the World

Baz Dreisinger, Scott Budnick

As mass incarceration has reached record levels, professor, journalist, and visionary founder of the Prison to College Pipeline (P2CP), Baz…

Empire of Words: An Unsentimental Journey to the Birth of the OED

Sarah Ogilvie, Jamaica Kincaid

The OED represents arguably the first example of global crowd-sourcing and documents a language rich in loanwords from other cultures.…

A Little Life

Hanya Yanagihara, Matthew Specktor

One of the most talked-about books of 2015 (nominated for the Man Booker Prize and The National Book Award), A Little Life is…

The Agony and Fun of Fiction

Lorrie Moore

Brighde Mullins joined ALOUD in a celebration of Bark, a collection of stories (the first in fifteen years, since Birds of America)…

A House of My Own

Sandra Cisneros, Reyna Grande

In a new memoir, the award-winning novelist, poet, and beloved author of The House on Mango Street, shares over three decades…