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
Feb 23, 2006 • 1h 7min
Geraldine Brooks: March: A Novel
Geraldine Brooks - in conversation with Carla Kaplan, Professor of English, USC - is the author of a luminous second novel (after 2001’s acclaimed Year of Wonders) entitled March: A Novel. This book imagines the Civil War experiences of Mr. March, the absent father in Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women.
Feb 3, 2006 • 1h 22min
Reza Aslan: The Coming Reformation of Islam: A Conversation
Join two brilliant scholars of religion for a fascinating discussion on the internal conflict within Islam over the scope and outcome of the Islamic Reformation.This program was presented by ALOUD in 2006, and the recording from our archive was added to our podcast collection in 2014.
Dec 14, 2005 • 1h 10min
Armistead Maupin: A Night Listener
Armistead Maupin discusses his book, A Night Listener.This program was presented by the Hot Off the Press series.
Nov 9, 2005 • 1h 17min
George Packer: The Assassins’ Gate: America in Iraq
Packer, award-winning staff writer for The New Yorker, explores the full range of ideas and emotions stirred up by our most controversial foreign-policy venture since Vietnam.
Nov 3, 2005 • 1h 10min
Fledgling
Butler, one of the world's great science fiction writers, explores the limits of "otherness" in her new novel-the story of a young, amnesiac girl whose alarmingly unhuman needs and abilities lead her to a startling conclusion.
Sep 23, 2005 • 57min
Jane Smiley: Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Novel
Two great writers celebrate the novel—from the 1,000 year-old Tale of Genji to Zadie Smith’s recent bestseller White Teeth; from classics to little-known gems.
Jun 19, 2005 • 1h 7min
The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana
While he can remember the plot of every book he's ever read, the hero of Eco's raucous new novel no longer knows his own name.
Apr 5, 2005 • 1h 1min
An evening with poet W.S.Merwin
In a career spanning five decades, W.S. Merwin, lauded poet, translator, and environmental activist, has become one of the most widely read poets in America.
Feb 19, 2004 • 1h 8min
The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy and the End of the Republic
The author of the prophetic national bestseller \"Blowback,\" offers a vivid look at the new caste of professional warriors who have infiltrated multiple branches of government, for whom the manipulation of the military budget is of vital interest. In conversation with journalist WARREN OLNEY (\"To the Point\").
Jan 31, 2003 • 57min
A Human Being Died That Night: A South African Story of Forgiveness
A psychologist on South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission asks, "What does it mean when we discover than the incarnation of evil is as frighteningly human as we are?" In Conversation with Louise Steinman
