Library Talks
The New York Public Library
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Episodes
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May 16, 2014 • 1h 30min
Chuck Palahniuk and Douglas Coupland: "Balls in the Air"
Chuck Palahniuk is best known as the author of the novels Fight Club and Choke. Douglas Coupland is the author of the international bestsellers Generation A and JPod. This week on The New York Public Library Podcast, the two take to the stage at LIVE from the NYPL for a literary conversation that doubles as a social experiment.
May 9, 2014 • 41min
Eve Ensler: "In the Body of the World"
This week, The New York Public Library Podcast welcomes Tony Award-winning playwright, performer, and activist Eve Ensler to Books at Noon, the Library’s new series of free lunchtime author talks.
Apr 29, 2014 • 1h 38min
The Craft Beer Revolution
This week on The New York Public Library podcast, LIVE from the NYPL welcomes three leaders of the craft beer movement. Brooklyn Brewery cofounder Steve Hindy—joined by Kim Jordan, New Belgium Brewing Company CEO, and Charlie Papazian founder of the American Homebrewers Association—recounts how craft brewers have forever changed the way the world experiences beer.
Apr 18, 2014 • 32min
Joyce Carol Oates: "The Landscape of My Spiritual Self"
This week, The New York Public Library podcast welcomes acclaimed novelist Joyce Carol Oates to Books at Noon, the Library’s new series of free lunchtime author talks.
Apr 11, 2014 • 1h 22min
"Books are Conversations": Katherine Boo & Adrian Nicole LeBlanc
This week on the podcast, hear the two award-winning authors discuss poverty around the world.
Apr 3, 2014 • 1h 37min
"Get to the point" | Malcolm Gladwell LIVE from the NYPL
This week on the New York Public Library Podcast, best-selling author and challenger of conventional wisdom Malcolm Gladwell brings his critical approach to LIVE from the NYPL as he expounds on his newest interests.
Mar 26, 2014 • 31min
The Snow Queen: Michael Cunningham on "Books at Noon"
This week on the podcast, we welcome Michael Cunningham to Books at Noon, the Library's new series of free lunchtime author talks. Cunningham is the author of six novels, including A Home at the End of the World and The Hours, which was awarded both the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award. His latest novel is The Snow Queen.
Mar 20, 2014 • 27min
Report from the Interior | Paul Auster on "Books at Noon"
This week on the podcast, award winning author Paul Auster stops by "Books at Noon" – NYPL's weekly lunchtime author talk series – to discuss some of his latest work, pushing the boundaries of autobiography, and much more.
Mar 13, 2014 • 23min
The Fun Parts | Sam Lipsyte on 'Books at Noon'
Today's New York Public Library podcast welcomes Sam Lipsyte to Books at Noon, the Library's new series of free lunchtime author talks. Lipsyte was a Guggenheim Fellow, is the recipient of the Believer Book Award, and is the author of five books, including most recently a collection of short stories, The Fun Parts.
Mar 6, 2014 • 27min
The Baby Boom | PJ O'Rourke on Books at Noon
Today’s New York Public Library podcast features the new Books at Noon series; a free weekly program featuring popular and acclaimed authors in the Schwarzman Building on 42nd Street and 5th Avenue. Our first guest is the political satirist and author PJ O’Rourke who has written 16 books, most recently "Baby Boom: How it Got that Way (And it Wasn’t My Fault) (And I’ll Never Do it Again)."
