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The Sentence

Louise Erdrich

In her stunning and timely new novel, Louise Erdrich creates a wickedly funny ghost story, a tale of passion, of…

ALOUD Cooks

Curated by Leslie Jonath

Food connects us to our past, to our family, our communities and to each other. As we reflect on the…

Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City

Andrea Elliott

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Andrea Elliott shares an unforgettable story of a girl whose indomitable spirit is tested by homelessness, poverty,…

The Matter of Black Lives:
Writing from The New Yorker

Jelani Cobb

Historian and writer Jelani Cobb present a collection of The New Yorker‘s groundbreaking writing on race in America, from stories…

Lost & Found at the Movies:
Into Great Silents

John Nein

For as long as there’s been a movie industry, there have been filmmakers compelled to work outside of it. In…

My Time Will Come:
A Memoir of Crime, Punishment, Hope, and Redemption

Ian Manuel

“Ian is magic. His story is difficult and heartbreaking, but he takes us places we need to go to understand…

Lost & Found at the Movies:
New Suns

John Nein

“There is nothing new under the sun, but there are new suns.” Octavia E. Butler Fifteen years after her death, Octavia…

The Committed

Viet Thanh Nguyen

In a highly anticipated sequel to the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Sympathizer, Viet Thanh Nguyen returns with an exhilarating spy…

Lift Every Voice: Why African American Poetry Matters

Kevin Young

As part of Lift Every Voice: Why African American Poetry Matters, the Library Foundation of Los Angeles joins the nationwide…

Lost and Found at the Movies: Rebels and Revolutionaries

Haifaa Al-Mansour, Billy Woodberry, Grace Lee, and Mo Perkins

Amid this unprecedented moment of protest and uprising, Lost & Found reflects on stories of cinematic revolt. Cinema itself has…