ALOUD @ Los Angeles Public Library
Los Angeles Public Library
ALOUD is the Library Foundation of Los Angeles' award-winning literary series of live conversations, readings and performances at the historic Central Library and locations throughout Los Angeles.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Apr 13, 2011 • 1h 14min
Rebecca Skloot, "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks"
Skloot's stunning narrative about the use and misuse of medical authority delves into the life of a poor Southern tobacco farmer named Henrietta Lacks, whose cells-taken without her knowledge-became one of the most important tools in medicine.
Apr 7, 2011 • 1h 19min
The Use and Abuse of Literature
What is literature? How might we restore it to the center of our lives? Garber, Harvard English professor and Ulin, book critic for the Los Angeles Times, explore how reading can be a \"revolutionary act\" in the digital age.
Apr 6, 2011 • 1h 22min
The Nature of Observation
How does a poet view time, the slant of light on a windowsill? How might a theoretical cosmologist approach those same phenomena? Hirshfield and Carroll---both at the vanguard of their disciplines-- discuss different (and perhaps similar) points of entry into the realm of observation and metaphor.
Mar 30, 2011 • 1h 7min
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, "The Dressmaker of Khair Khana"
Lemmon, a former ABC news reporter, tells the remarkable true story of an unlikely entrepreneur who, against all odds, saved her family and inspired her community in Afghanistan under the Taliban.
Mar 25, 2011 • 1h 8min
David Brooks, "The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement"
The New York Times columnist uses revolutionary discoveries in neuroscience and cognition to paint a surprisingly moving picture of how we can educate our emotions to lead richer lives.
Mar 23, 2011 • 1h 23min
Art Collectives and the Current State of Literary Culture
A reading and panel discussion Moderated by Susan Salter Reynolds, L.A. Times book reviewerWith Chuck Rosenthal, Alicia Partnoy, Ramón Garcia, & Gail Wronsky. Projected paintings by Gronk.Members of the L.A.-based Glass Table Collective read their work and discuss publishing outside the lines.
Mar 18, 2011 • 1h 11min
Colin Thubron, "Climbing Through Memory and Magic in Tibet"
Two of the world's most respected travel writers discuss pilgrimages to exceptional places, mining one's personal history, and the holiest mountain on earth.
Mar 16, 2011 • 1h 28min
Annie Murphy Paul, "Origins: How the Nine Months Before Birth Shape the Rest of Our Lives"
What makes us who we are? An award-winning science journalist and a leading scientific investigator delve into the rich history of ideas about how we're shaped before birth.
Mar 8, 2011 • 1h 20min
Shepard Fairey, "MAYDAY: The Politics of Street Art"
The Los Angeles-based artist and designer behind the ubiquitous Obey Giant stencil and the now legendary Obama HOPE poster, talks about his life, his work and his move from the street to large-scale museum exhibitions.
Mar 2, 2011 • 1h 11min
Joan Schenkar and Kathleen Chalfant,"The Talented Miss Highsmith"
Patricia Highsmith's dazzling, dangerous novels entered the American consciousness in classic films such as Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr. Ripley. Join us for an evening celebrating Highsmith: Schenkar's author talk that captures Highsmith's brilliance in creating disturbing fictions, a dramatic presentation by Obie Award- winning actress Chalfant, and never-before seen photos.
