All Author Q&As
鈥業 put the students first鈥�: A public school librarian on book bansAs some parents push book bans, scrutiny extends to school staff. Yet school librarians like Martha Hickson defend their responsibility to students.
How Sasha Alsberg stays true to herself in the romance genreSasha Alsberg, who has a half-million followers on social media, explains how she stays true to herself and how she wrote her novel 鈥淏reaking Time.鈥�
Giving Black women in pop music their due: Q&A with author of 鈥楽hine Bright鈥�Journalist and super fan Danyel Smith champions the role of Black women in pop music in 鈥淪hine Bright,鈥� which combines memoir with music history.聽
She overcame bias as a woman in science. Her memoir is testimony.Lindy Elkins-Tanton, lead scientist for NASA鈥檚 Psyche mission, describes challenges and successes in 鈥淎 Portrait of the Scientist as a Young Woman.鈥澛�
If 鈥榳ork is the new religion,鈥� does society lose out?Silicon Valley strives to meet workers鈥� every need. But what happens when employees get so ensconced in work that they disengage from outside life?聽
鈥楽tar-Spangled Banner鈥�: How its meaning changes with each generationAmerica鈥檚 national anthem forged a vision of unity. Today, says a musicologist, it can also highlight 鈥渨hether the country is living up to its ideals.鈥�
If dinosaurs hadn鈥檛 died out, humans might not be hereIn 鈥淭he Last Days of the Dinosaurs,鈥� Riley Black explains why they聽鈥漬eeded to step off the evolutionary stage鈥� so the age of mammals could appear.
More than fashion: Vogue鈥檚 Anna Wintour influences culture at largeVogue editor Anna Wintour鈥檚 cultural clout extends from Hollywood to Washington and beyond, says biographer Amy Odell in 鈥淎nna: The Biography.鈥�
鈥楾ake one more step鈥�: How curiosity can bridge political dividesM贸nica Guzm谩n, of Braver Angels, talks about her book, 鈥淚 Never Thought of It That Way,鈥� and shares her ideas on overcoming polarization.聽
鈥楬appiness is love.鈥� Decades of research yield a timeless truth.A new book takes the idea of happiness beyond self-help, and offers simple ideas we can all explore for deeper meaning.
Andrey Kurkov wrote about Ukrainians caught up in war. Now he is one.Author Andrey Kurkov, who鈥檚 sheltering in western Ukraine, answers questions about the situation in his country and about his new novel, 鈥淕rey Bees.鈥澛�
Why this author says free speech is needed now more than everFree speech has evolved over time, says Jacob Mchangama, author of 鈥淔ree Speech: A History From Socrates to Social Media鈥� 鈥� but its value hasn鈥檛.聽
Q&A with Andrew Pettegree, author of 鈥楾he Library: A Fragile History鈥�Andrew Pettegree, co-author of 鈥淭he Library: A Fragile History,鈥� discusses the centuries-long development of libraries as a civic necessity.聽
鈥榃e can learn from these kids鈥�: Street children in ZambiaIn a Q&A, 鈥淲alking the Bowl鈥� co-authors Chris Lockhart and Daniel聽Mulilo Chama talk about honoring the stories of street children in Zambia.
Q&A with Rebecca Solnit, author of 鈥極rwell鈥檚 Roses鈥�Rebecca Solnit says that George Orwell, who fought totalitarianism, sought a balm in nature. 鈥淗e understood ... you have to take care of yourself.鈥�
Gen Z鈥檚 superpower may be turning fear into actionGen Z鈥檚 passion for democracy impresses John Della Volpe, author of 鈥淔ight: How Gen Z Is Channeling Their Fear and Passion To Save America.鈥澛�
How one American Jew learned to see Israel in new lightIn 鈥淭welve Tribes: Promise and Peril in the New Israel,鈥� author Ethan Michaeli paints a nuanced portrait of an Israeli society.
Do Great Books still matter? For Roosevelt Mont谩s, they are essential.Augustine and Plato changed the life of Roosevelt Mont谩s, who emigrated from the Dominican Republic and studied 鈥� and later taught 鈥� at Columbia.聽
Space to engage: Michael Eric Dyson shares his ideas for discussing raceIn an interview, scholar and social commentator Michael Eric Dyson talks about his latest book,聽鈥淓ntertaining Race: Performing Blackness in America.鈥�
Q&A with Mayukh Sen, author of 鈥楾aste Makers鈥�In 鈥淭aste Makers,鈥� Mayukh Sen profiles successful female chefs and cookbook authors 鈥� immigrants 鈥� who made an impact on American food culture.聽
